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The trombone (German: Posaune, Italian, French: trombone) is a musical instrument in the brass family. As with all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player's vibrating lips cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate .
The valve trombone is a brass instrument in the trombone family that has a set of valves to vary the pitch instead of (or in addition to) a slide. Although it has been built in sizes from alto to contrabass, it is the tenor valve trombone pitched in B♭ an octave lower than the trumpet which has seen the most widespread use.
Bob Brookmeyer (valve trombone, 1929–2011) Garnett Brown (1936–2021) Lawrence Brown (1907–1988) Marshall Brown (1920–1983) Tom Brown (1888–1958)
This page lists classical pieces in the trombone repertoire, including solo works, concertenti and chamber music of which trombone plays a significant part.
Characteristic of the Teagarden style of trombone playing is a clean articulation, excellent high register and limited slide movement. This often results in pentatonic scales. Other famous trombone soloists in swing bands were Tricky Sam Nanton and Lawrence Brown in the Ellington Band, and Dickie Wells and Vic Dickenson in the Count Basie ...
The alto trombone (German: Altposaune, Italian, French: trombone alto) is the alto member of the trombone family of brass instruments, smaller than the tenor trombone.It is almost always pitched in E ♭ a fourth higher than the tenor, although examples pitched in F are occasionally found.