20 Counterparts

Twenty Counterparts Book 1 (Duet Accompaniments to the Bordogni-Rochut "Melodious Etudes for Trombone" # 1-20) The Rochut editions of Bordogni’s Vocalises have become the most widely used etudes in American trombone pedagogy. They are prized for their lyric beauty, and also for their development of endurance, upper range, legato technique, styling and more. Other bass clef instrumentalists use Rochut.

These Counterparts may be practiced and played as etudes alone. They are similar in style to the Bordogni; some are harder and some are easier than the Bordogni originals. The primary intent was for recreational duet playing and for the trombone studio.

Duets are fun, contributing to: sightreading, intonation, ensemble, style-matching, confidence, independence, etc. As with the piano accompaniments, the duet parts also enhance the original melodies