Brahms - Thirteen Canons, Op. 113 for Six-Part Trombone Ensemble Reference His arrangement of Franz Gruber's

His arrangement of Franz Gruber's immortal Silent Night is inspired by Dave Steinmeyer's performance with the "Airmen of Note" Band

Piano Interlude

trombonist at the University of Tennessee at Martin

The work is about four minutes in length and has a Toccata-like style

The four movements are self-explanatory: 1

Brahms - Thirteen Canons, Op. 113 for Six-Part Trombone Ensemble Reference His arrangement of Franz Gruber'sThe Thirteen Canons, Op. 113 are a collection of works for female unaccompanied chorus composed over the course of a number of years (most likely written while employed as director of a Hamburg woman's choir) and finished off and first published in 1891. Brahms alludes to his admired predecessor Schubert in No. 13 with a quote from the song Der Leiermann from Die Winterreise. Ralph Sauer has lovingly arranged these works, totalling about 12 minutes in