Trombone History
What is the earliest commonly known name for the trombone?
What is the sackbut?
The name of the technique used to connect two notes smoothly without a slide gliss.
What is legato tonguing?
This solo is considered a rite of passage for many undergrads: Morceau Symphonique by...
Who is Alexandre Guilmant?
This is the most recent principal trombonist of the Chicago Symphony.
Who is Jay Friedman?
A mouthpiece with a larger cup and wider rim tends to help most with this range.
What is the low register?
The trombone joined the orchestra in this musical era
What is the Romantic Era?
This muscle group is crucial for breath support and air control.
What are the abdominal muscles?
This was the composer of Blue Bells of Scotland.
Who is Arthur Pryor?
This trombonist set out on a mission to record every piece of solo trombone literature out there.
Who is Christian Lindberg?
This is the standard bore size (in inches) for most large-bore tenor trombones used in orchestral playing.
What is .547 inches?
This was the first major composition to feature the trombone in the orchestra
What is Beethoven's 5th Symphony?
What’s the term for playing with no tongue between slurred notes? (Not a gliss.)
What is a natural slur?
This collection of studies was first released by an Italian Vocalist.
Before joining the Boston Symphony Orchestra as bass trombonist in 2012, this musician served 15 years with the New York Philharmonic.
Who is James Markey?
If you notice a sluggish slide despite cleaning and lubrication, this type of damage could be the cause.
What is a dent or misalignment in the slide?
The trombone was used in this early sacred genre to double voices.
What is motet or choral music?
A common term for the buzzing or sound produced without the instrument.
What is mouthpiece buzzing?
This mid-20th century trombone solo, written by a renowned composer and conductor, features multiphonics, flutter-tongue, and foot stomping as part of its quirky and theatrical performance style.
What is Leonard Bernstein's Elegy for Mippy II?
In 2002, this Japanese-born trombonist became the principal trombone of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. You might know of her book "The 100."
Who is Megumi Kanda?
You should give your trombone a full bath (disassembly, soak, scrub) this many times a year.
What is every 3–4 months or at the start of each semester?
This was the first major piece of trombone solo literature.
Provide a technique or exercise that helps reduce tension and increase flexibility in high registers.
What are Smeared Glisses, Long Tones, or Lip Slurs?
This modern solo for trombone includes a theatrical stage setup, multiphonics, and performance direction like “with irony,” and clown makeup.
What is Sequenza V by Luciano Berio?
This trailblazing trombonist won a blind audition for principal trombone in the Munich Philharmonic, then spent over a decade fighting a gender discrimination case against the orchestra.
Who is Abbie Conant?
Neglecting to swab your handslide after playing can lead to this kind of buildup, which affects slide performance and can damage the inside of the tubes.
What is buildup of condensation, grime, and gunk?