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Trombone as it is called today in English; in French, and Italian speaking countries, is simply the Italian Tromba (trumpet) with the suffix one, meaning 'big trumpet'. When you here the word trombone you think, yeah that’s that thing with the big bell and the slide. The trombone separates itself from the other brass instruments b\c its’ the only one without valves, although there are some trombones that have both a slide and valves. The trombone comes in many varieties, the most well known being the tenor slide trombone. The trombone originated about 1400 as an improvement to the trumpet and was built in various sizes, the most common being alto, tenor, and bass. Except for its thicker metal and narrower bell, which yielded a softer, mellower tone, the early trombone was basically identical to the modern one. One of the earliest trombones called the sackbutt, which was mainly used in church and chamber music, seem to have emerged from Belgium around 1450. It declined about 1700, except in town bands, but entered the expanding military band in the late 1700s, when it gained its present widely flared bell. The addition of trombones to the orchestra began in the 18th century, though their most popular role was as vocal support for the sacred music of the church, a tradition which continued until at least the mid-19th century. The use of the trombone became widely popular during the 1920’s and 30’s in jazz bands. Glenn miller is a very popular trombone player.
This is the right way to play while standing.
This is the wrong way to play while sitting.
This is the wrong way to play while standing.
This is the right way to play while sitting.
To learn more about the trombone, check out these links http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/1452/history.html http://www.sd64.bc.ca/~simsband/band/trombone/famoustromboners.html http://www.angelfire.com/md2/urban hangout/tbone3.html http://www.yeodoug.com/resources/text/history.html http://www.csupomona.edu/~dmgrasmick/mu330/Trombonelecture.html |
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