Blue Jeans
- Band Grade 3; Soloist Grade 4. Duration 3.30.
A slow, bluesy trombone solo with wind band accompaniment.
Light Pieces - Grade 4 - 4.5
Compositions
British Dances
- Grades 3.5 - 4.5. Total Duration 11.30.
A three movement suite depicting various parts of the British Isles.
- British Dances (I) Piping Hot
- Grade 4. Duration 3.20.
British Dances (II) The Shadow of Autumn- Grade 3.5. Duration 5.40.
British Dances (III) Reel Time- Grade 4.5. Duration 3.25.
Chalumeau
- Grade 4. Duration 4.19.
An unusual, cool, Latin-jazz clarinet solo with wind band accompaniment.
Coach Ride
- Grade 4. Duration 3.06.
A manic journey on a bus – obviously not taking in the M25!
Cornish Pastiche
- Grade 4. Total Duration 13.05.
A three movement suite depicting aspects of Cornish life and culture.
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Cornish Pastiche (I) Sea Shanties
- Duration 4.30.
Cornish Pastiche (II) Celtic Lament- Duration 3.55.
Cornish Pastiche (III) Basse Dance- Duration 3.20.
The Dancing Lady
- Grade 4. Duration 3.16.
A salsa for band.
Do You Recall?
- Band Grade 3; Soloist Grade 4. Duration 4.05.
A slow, bluesy solo for trombone with wind band accompaniment.
High Spirits
- Grade 4. Duration 7.14.
A bright and attractive concert overture.
Hopak
- Grade 4. Duration 2.45.
An impassioned, fiery dance.
La Chica sin Nombre (THE GIRL WITH NO NAME)
- Band Grade 4; Soloist Grade 5. Duration 4.24.
A vibrant, rhythmic solo for trombone and band.
Principio
- Grade 4. Duration 3.40.
A vivacious concert opener.
Reed it and Weep
- Grade 4. Duration 4.25.
A vibrant and rhythmic saxophone section feature.
Retrograde Inversion
- Grade 4. Duration: 3.53.
An unashamed (well, maybe a little ashamed!) look back to the disco era.
Shout!
- Band Grade 4; Soloist Grade 6. Duration: 3.51.
Being a fine trombonist it was inevitable that Rob Wiffin would eventually write a winning trombone solo.
Spider Legs
- Grade 4. Duration 3.57.
A vibrant Latin dance number.
Summer Afternoon
- Grade 4. Duration 4.58.
A cheerful piece full of rhythmic vitality.
Tiptoe Tune
- Grade 4. Duration 3.47.
A tribute to the Mambo King – Tito Puente.
Triumphant!
- Grade 4. Duration 7.20.
A concert overture dedicated to the Chiltern Concert Band.
Triumphant Fanfare
- Grade 4. Duration 1.15.
This fanfare is based on the opening idea of 'Triumphant!'.
Arrangements
The Blue Danube
- Grade 4. Duration 4.00.
An arrangement of parts of the famous waltz composed by Johann Strauss II.
Crimbledance
- Grade 4. Duration 3.48.
A selection of Christmas music recast in Riverdance form.
Czardas
- Grade 4. Duration 3.15.
An arrangement of Dance Hongroise by Delibes
The Dancing Master
- Grade 4. Duration 4.45.
An arrangement of three country-dancing tunes from Playford's The Dancing Master.
Fairy Doll
- Grade 4. Duration 3.40.
A version of Bizet's Farandole using Christmas melodies.
Farandole
- Grade 4. Duration 3.40.
A version of the famous Bizet work.
Minstrel Boy- Toss the Feathers
- Grade 4. Duration 5.42.
A solo for violin (or soprano saxophone) with band, combining two Irish tunes.
Songs of the Great War
- Grade 4. Duration 7.00.
A selection of favourite songs from World War One.
Please note, titles in blue are live recordings, whilst titles in red are computer sound files and therefore the sound quality is inferior.