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Eugene Adam was born in Paris on 18 July 1881 and attended the Paris Conservatory where he won the First Prize in 1903. He joined the Boston Symphony in 1918 and retired nearly 30 years later in 1947. During his tenure with the orchestra, he played principal trombone, assistant principal trombone and tuba. Upon his retirement from the Boston Symphony, he played tuba with the Saint Louis Symphony from 1947-1955. He died in 1965.
The Solos for Trombone which form the first part of the Eugene Adam Collection consists of a single hand written folio bound together in string between brown paper covers. In Adam's elegant manuscript (in pen), it was apparently begun while he was living in Paris and completed in Boston in 1935. The folio contains 63 pages and a loose insert of two pages, "Slurs and staccato for slide trombone" dated 1930 was found at the back of the book. The Solos consist mostly of opera arias and sacred songs along with some popular songs which are mostly in a legato style. Trombonists who use Joannes Rochut's "Melodious Etudes" based on the works of Marco Bordogni should remember that Rochut's books did not exist at the time Adam was in school and that the practice of arias and songs was for many generations the primary method of developing musicality and the legato style.
Page 1 of Eugene Adam's Solos for Trombone
The 49 pages which make up Solos for Trombone were photographed with a high resolution digital camera subsequently transferred to .pdf format for easy download.
In addition, Geoff Lennard has transposed the Eugene Adam Collection of Solos into treble clef which makes this music accessible to trumpet, cornet and horn players. Mr. Lennard's transcription was done by hand and he is kindly making it available for free to interested players. He is kindly offering his treble clef transcription of Adam's music available for free. If you would like to obtain a CD containing files of Mr. Lennard's treble clef transcription, send me an email message (click on the "Email Douglas Yeo" button at the bottom of this page) and I will give you instructions on how you can send me a blank recordable CD and a self-addressed, stamped return envelope (those in the USA must pre-stamp their return envelope; those outside the USA will need to send well concealed US$ to pay for the overseas postage).
Trombonist Thomas W. Cox is assisting me in another way to make this music further accessible: he is embarking on a process of transcribing Adam's music into Finale format for clear and easily readable performance. These files are also be available in .pdf format for easy download and will be uploaded as they are completed. The Finale file versions of Adam's music may be found at the bottom of this page.
While this music is being offered for free, it is copyrighted by me, © Douglas Yeo, 2001. The copyright is to ensure that this material will not be downloaded and subsequently published and sold for profit. The copyright is merely to protect the material from being used for personal gain. It is my intention, and I am certain Adam would approve, that this material be made available free of charge to trombonists and other musicians in order to bring us closer to the style of playing and teaching which existed 100 years ago. Permission is granted for individuals to download unlimited copies of this music for personal use. Publication and/or sale of this material is prohibited.
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adamsolos.01.pdf
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Cover
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The cover to Eugene Adam's book of "Solos for Trombone"
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adamsolos.02.pdf
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Inside cover
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The inside cover of "Solos for Trombone" with Adam's signature and addresses in
Paris and Westwood, Massachusetts: 124 Bd. Bessieres, Paris, France; 47 Edgewood Road,
Westwood, Mass. U.S.A.
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adamsolos.03.pdf
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Page 1
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Solo 1: "Resignation" by Geo. Koppitz.
Solo 2: by Gluck. |
adamsolos.04.pdf
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Page 2
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Solo 3: "Noel Paien" by J. Massenet.
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adamsolos.05.pdf
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Page 3
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Solo 4: "Romance sans paroles" by F. Mendelssohn.
Solo 5: "Stances" by Flegier. |
adamsolos.06.pdf
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Page 4
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Solo 6: "Herodiade (air de Salome)" by J. Massenet.
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adamsolos.07.pdf
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Page 5
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Solo 7: "Pensee d. Automne" by J. Massenet.
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adamsolos.08.pdf
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Page 6
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Solo 8: "Les Troyens" by H. Berlioz.
Solo 9 (beginning): "Bianca Capello" (Priere) by Hector Salomon. |
adamsolos.09.pdf
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Page 7
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Solo 9 (conclusion): "Bianca Capello" (Priere) by Hector Salomon.
Solo 10: "Ave Maria: by Fr. Schubert. |
adamsolos.10.pdf
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Page 8
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Solo 11: "Sur L'onde (reverie)" by Fr. Schubert.
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adamsolos.11.pdf
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Page 9
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Solo 12: "El Trovatore (Cavatina)" by G. Verdi.
Solo 13: "Rigoletto" by G. Verdi. |
adamsolos.12.pdf
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Page 10
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Solo 14: "Cavatina" by Joachim Raff.
Also including "Partie pouvant etre jouee par un 2e. trombone au signe rouge." |
adamsolos.13.pdf
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Page 11
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Solo 15: "Souvenir" by Fr. Drdla.
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adamsolos.14.pdf
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Page 12
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Solo 16: "Ave Maria" by H. Bailey.
Solo 17 (beginning): "Berceuse Tendre" by Leo Daniderff |
adamsolos.15.pdf
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Page 13
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Solo 17 (conclusion): "Berceuse Tendre" by Leo Daniderff.
Solo 18: "Pagliacci" by Leon Cavallo |
adamsolos.16.pdf
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Page 14
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Solo 19: "Jocelyn (Berceuse)" by Benjamin Godard.
Solo 20: "Cradle Song" by Hauser. |
adamsolos.17.pdf
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Page 15
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Solo 21: "There's a Long, Long Trail" by Zo Elliott.
Solo 22: "Ave Maria" by Gounod. |
adamsolos.18.pdf
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Page 16
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Solo 23: "Evening Star" by R. Wagner.
Solo 24: "Annie Laurie" by Lady John Scott. |
adamsolos.19.pdf
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Page 17
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Solo 25: "La Melodie des baisers" by J. Massenet.
Solo 26: "Largo" by Handel. |
adamsolos.20.pdf
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Page 18
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Solo 27: "Cantilene" by G. Goltermann.
Solo 28: "The Swan" by C. St. Saens. |
adamsolos.21.pdf
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Page 19
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Solo 29: "The Broken Melody" by Aug. Van Biene.
Solo 30: "Des kindess Traum" by Herman Heberlin. |
adamsolos.22.pdf
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Page 20
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Solo 31: "Herodiade (Air de Jean)" by Massenet.
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adamsolos.23.pdf
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Page 21
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Solo 32: "Largo" by Handel.
Solo 33: "Carmen" (couplets du Toreador) by Bizet. |
adamsolos.24.pdf
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Page 22
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Solo 34: "Ah! Vous dirai: je, Maman" by Dubois.
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adamsolos.25.pdf
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Page 23
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Solo 35: "Spring's Awakening" by E. Bach.
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adamsolos.26.pdf
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Page 24
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Solo 36: "The Grenadier" (Beginning) by L. W. Hardy.
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adamsolos.27.pdf
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Page 25
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Solo 36: "The Grenadier" (Conclusion) by L. W. Hardy.
Solo 37: "Hearts and Flowers" by Ch. Moses-Chobani. |
adamsolos.28.pdf
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Page 26
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Solo 38: "Longing for Home" (Beginning) by J. Hartmann.
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adamsolos.29.pdf
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Page 27
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Solo 38: "Longing for Home" (Conclusion) by J. Hartmann.
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adamsolos.30.pdf
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Page 28
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Solo 39: "Down in the deep cellar" (Beginning) by F. Kroepsch.
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adamsolos.31.pdf
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Page 29
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Solo 39: "Down in the deep cellar" (Continuation) by F. Kroepsch.
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adamsolos.32.pdf
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Page 30
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Solo 39: "Down in the deep cellar" (Conclusion) by F. Kroepsch.
Solo 40: "Once Again" by Sullivan. |
adamsolos.33.pdf
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Page 31
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Solo 41: "Chanson du Printemps" by Mendelsohn.
Solo 42: "Possenti Numi" (Jehova, guide us) by Mozart. |
adamsolos.34.pdf
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Page 32
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Solo 43: "Herodiade " (Air d'Herode, Vision fugitive) by Massenet.
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adamsolos.35.pdf
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Page 33
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Solo 44: "The King of love my Shepherd is" by Ch. Gounod.
Solo 45: "Love's Old Sweet Song" by Molloy. |
adamsolos.36.pdf
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Page 34
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Solo 46: "Nazareth" by Gounod.
Solo 47: "At The Ferry " by Milton Wellings. |
adamsolos.37.pdf
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Page 35
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Solo 48: "Notturno" by F. Chopin.
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Page 36
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Solo 49: "Faust" (Salut, Demsure chaste et pure) by Gounod.
Solo 50: "La Traviata" by G. Verdi. |
adamsolos.39.pdf
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Page 37
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Solo 51: "Faust" (Cavatine) by Gounod.
Solo 52: "Come back to Erin" by Claribel. |
adamsolos.40.pdf
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Page 38
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Solo 53: "Fantasie sur 'Le Chalet'" (Opera comique) by Adam (Adolphe, not Eugene).
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adamsolos.41.pdf
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Page 39
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Solo 54: "Les Huguenots" (Cavatine) by Meyerbeer.
Solo 55: "Martha" by Flotow. |
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Page 40
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Solo 56: "Les Huguenots" (Entree du Page) by Meyerbeer.
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adamsolos.43.pdf
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Page 41
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Solo 57 "Air" by J.S. Bach.
Solo 58 "Inflammatus" by Rossini. |
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Page 42
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Solo 59 "Calvary" by R. Rodney.
Solo 60 "Werther" (Le Lied d'Ossian) by Massenet. |
adamsolos.45.pdf
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Page 43
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Solo 61 "La Favorite" (un femme inconnue) by Donizetti.
Solo 62 "Mignon" by Ambroise Thomas. |
adamsolos.46.pdf
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Page 44
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Solo 63 "La Favorite" (ange si pur) by Donizetti.
Solo 63 "Miss Helyett" by Ed. Audran. Ending autograph: "Finis en 1935, a Boston, Mass, U.S.A.," "Eugene Adam, Boston Symphony Orch. 1919-1947, St. Louis Symph. Orch. 1947-1955." |
adamsolos.47.pdf
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Insert Cover
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Study on slurs and staccato for slide trombone
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adamsolos.48.pdf
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Insert Page 1
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Slurs and staccato for Slide Trombone (Beginning).
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adamsolos.49.pdf
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Insert Page 2
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Slurs and staccato for Slide Trombone (Conclusion).
Ending autograph: "Eugene Adam 1930, Boston, Mass. U.S.A." |
adamsolo01_finale.pdf
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Solo 1. "Resignation" by George Koppitz
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adamsolo02_finale.pdf
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Solo 2. "Dance of the Blessed Spirits" from "Orpheus and Euridice" by Christoph Gluck
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adamsolo03_finale.pdf
| Solo 3: "Noel Paine" by Jules Massenet |
adamsolo04_finale.pdf
| Solo 4: "Romance sans Paroles" by Felix Mendelssohn |
adamsolo05_finale.pdf
| Solo 5: "Stances" by Ange Flegier |
adamsolo06_finale.pdf
| Solo 6: "Herodiade (air de Salome)" by Jules Massenet |
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