Trombone Player

Edward Kleinhammer, author of The Art of Trombone Playing, joined the Civic Orchestra, the training orchestra for the Chicago Symphony, in 1940. After two years he was accepted by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, where he remained for his entire career until he retired in 1985. He has played under every Chicago Symphony Orchestra conductor, covering from Frederick Stock to Sir Georg Solti. In 1986 he received the Distinguished Service Award from the International Trombone Association. While Kleinhammer states that his book "is written for the student who has no teacher available or for the teacher seeking more fundamental knowledge of the field of trombone playing," he emphasizes that it is also "for the trombonist (in any stage of proficiency) who is always a student."

Contents: Adagio (from Concerto for Cello and Orchestra) * Adagio Contabile (from Sonata VI for Violin) * Alla Siciliano (from Sonata V for Bassoon) * Andante Cantabile (from Concerto for Trombone and Band) * Arioso (from Piano Concerto in F Minor) * Chorale (from Sleepers, Wake!) * Concert Piece, Op. 88 * Elegy for Mippy II (for unaccompanied trombone) * Menuet Alternat (from Sonata VI for Bassoon) * Panis Angelicus * Preludio (from Violin Sonata in F) * Recitative and Prayer (from Grand Symphony for Band, Op.15) * Rondo (from Concerto No. 2) * Sarabande (from Oboe Concerto in G Minor) * Second Movement (from Sonatina for Trombone and Piano) * Vocalise.

The Trombone Player's Handbook: From Beginner to Advanced Techniques" is the ultimate guide for anyone looking to improve their skills on the Trombone. This comprehensive book covers everything from the history and anatomy of the Trombone, choosing and maintaining a Trombone, and basic, intermediate, and advanced playing techniques. With in-depth explanations and clear illustrations, readers will learn proper posture and breathing, how to hold the instrument, produce a sound, and master tonguing, articulation, dynamics, expression, and more. The book also includes tips for solo and ensemble performance, different styles and repertoire, recording and performance technology, and career and professional development for Trombone players. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, this book has everything you need to take your Trombone playing to the next level.

Modern low brass instruments—trombone, tuba, and euphonium—have legions of ancestors, cousins, and descendants in over five-hundred years of history. Prominent scholar and performer Douglas Yeo provides a unique, accessible reference guide that addresses a broad range of relevant topics and brings these instruments to life with clear explanations and the most up-to-date research. Brief biographies of many path-changing individuals highlight their influence on instrument development and use. The book’s inclusive scope also recognizes the work of diverse, influential artists whose important contributions to trombone and tuba history and development have not previously been acknowledged in other literature. Extensive illustrations by Lennie Peterson provide insight into many of the entries.

This is the first comprehensive study of the trombone in English. It covers the instrument, its repertoire, the way it has been played, and the social, cultural, and aesthetic contexts within which it has developed. The book explores the origins of the instrument, its invention in the fifteenth century, and its story up to modern times, also revealing hidden aspects of the trombone in different eras and countries. The book looks not only at the trombone within classical music but also at its place in jazz, popular music, popular religion, and light music. Trevor Herbert examines each century of the trombone's development and details the fundamental impact of jazz on the modern trombone. By the late twentieth century, he shows, jazz techniques had filtered into the performance idioms of almost all styles of music and transformed ideas about virtuosity and lyricism in trombone playing.

"A biography of African American musician Melba Doretta Liston, a virtuoso musician who played the trombone and composed and arranged music for many of the great jazz musicians of the twentieth century. Includes afterword, discography, and sources"--

These etudes transcribed from the vocalises of Bordogini have been specially prepared for use by the trombonists, to perfect their technic generally and in particular to develop style in the interpretation of melody in all its varied forms of expression.