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Its been around a long time. The Trombone. Early Trombones. Called Sackbutt Bell was more conical than flared Slightly smaller Used in ensembles with voices Also in religious settings. Classical period. Almost completely limited to Austria Used in partnership with a voice
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Its been around a long time The Trombone
Early Trombones • Called Sackbutt • Bell was more conical than flared • Slightly smaller • Used in ensembles with voices • Also in religious settings
Classical period • Almost completely limited to Austria • Used in partnership with a voice • Still often used in the church • Usually used in a trio with alto, tenor, and bass • Beethoven was the first major composer to use trombones
19th Century • Started to use mainly tenor trombone • Valve trombone came along • Did not change makeup of trombone sections • Was popular in Italy • Tuba additionally phased out bass trombone • Wide bell flare was added • Development of spit valve
20th Century • Many famous composers • More towards tenor • Usually 2 tenors and one bass • Marching bands, mainly high schools and colleges
Trombone Family Lots and lots of Trombones
Alto Trombone • Higher than Tenor • Above it are: • Soprano • Sopranino • Piccolo
Tenor Trombone • Most common • Small bore • Biggest sound • Medium and large bore • More mellow sound • F attachment • Lower sound with a rotary valve
Bass Trombone • Usually one in a orchestra • One or two valves • Second valve can be independent or not • Allows for lower sound than a tenor
Valve Trombone • Not very common • Used in some jazz • Also for trumpet players who want to play trombone
Odd Trombones • SuperBone • Valves and Slide • Left hand valves • Right hand slide • Relatively new • Rarely used
More Odd Trombones • Contrabass • Lowest trombone • Octave lower than tenor • Double slide
Why the Bone is amazing • Relatively simple instrument • It has a slide • Can adjust pitch easily • Not 2000 valves like a saxaphone • Richer sound than other wind instruments • Can do stuff you never imagined possible on an instrument with valves • Like an amazing gliss • Or taking the head off the person in front of you • By mistake of course!
The End That was fun