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Paul Hindemith, Trombone Sonata (1941) Vagn Holmboe, Trombone Sonata, Op. 172a (1987) Søren Hyldgaard, Rapsodia Borealis (2001) Arthur Honegger, Hommage du trombone exprimant la tristesse de l'auteur absent (1925) Alan Hovhaness, O World, Op. 32, No. 2 (1960) Joseph Jongen, Aria et polonaise, Op.128 (1944) Ernst Krenek, 5 Pièces (1967)
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Troy Andrews (born January 2, 1986), also known by the stage name Trombone Shorty, is a musician, most notably a trombone player, from New Orleans, Louisiana. His music fuses rock , pop , jazz , funk , and hip hop .
The trombone having a slide instead of valves or strings or holes for playing had difficult positioning themselves, and tended to sit in the back of the trailer, gaining the name "Tailgate Trombone". This style of playing included many trombone specific techniques such as growling, scoops, falls, and slides.
The soprano trombone was used in German-speaking countries to play the treble part in chorales, and this tradition survives in the trombone choirs of Moravian Church music. [6] Outside of this, there is little evidence of the instrument being employed in musical ensembles or written works since the 18th century.
"Seventy-Six Trombones" is a show tune and the signature song from the 1957 musical The Music Man, by Meredith Willson, a film of the same name in 1962 and a made-for-TV movie in 2003. The piece is commonly played by marching bands, military bands, and orchestras.
The trombone styles and personalities of the two musicians, although very different, blended so well [2] that the pairing, which lasted until August 1956, was a success both musically and commercially. They toured U.S. nightclubs and recorded numerous albums.