Laughing Trombone
Laughing Trombone
Laughing Trombone
Clark, C. Frederick
Ed Ballenger Collection
Music Preservation Team: Tom Pechnik, Senior Archivist; Mary Phillips; Wayne Dydo;
Bill Park, Director; Marcus Neiman, Program Notes
North Royalton, Ohio
www.bandmusicpdf.org
Additional information on either the composer or composition would be welcomed. Please send
information to
marcusneiman@zoominternet.net
Rehrig, William H. , Bierley, Paul E. (Editor), The Heritage encyclopedia of band music,
Robert Hoe Foundation, Columbus, OH.
Biography:
That Laughing Trombone (characteristic). Written in 1920, this is Clarks only known trombone
smear and one of only six known compositions, all published by Walter Jacobs.
DOB: Unknown
DOD: Unknown
Clark, C. Frederick
& C
8
j
j
& b n
16
j
j
& b n
b n b
J
J
fZ
j j
j
#
n
#
j j
j
# # # # #
J
..
f
j
n
fZ
24
& # n # #
^
2.
34
#
.
b
&
# n
#
j j
& b .. # n n b
p-
52
& b
45
& b
58
& b n
64
& b N
71
b
#
J
J
# n
j
n b
b b
J
J
# n
# n
b
#
fZ
b n
# n
j
j
n b
j
j
n
#
j j
n
.. ..
1.
C. Fred'k Clark
j
n b
# n
Fine
#
J J
D.C. al Fine
# ..
fZ
f
1.
2.
& C
8
j j
&
j
j
j
.. j # n
# b
b
f
fZ
j j
j j
#
# j j # n
j j
j j
& # j # j n
fZ
25
& # #
2.
35
^
.
.
&
#
16
C. Fred'k Clark
.. ..
#
1.
#
#
# # n
#
fZ
Fine
& b .. j j
p-
52
& b j j
45
j
j
&b
59
&b
66
j
&b
72
j
j
1.
..
2.
fZ
D.C. al Fine