Repertoire
Trombones: In Action!
Below you'll find a list of repertoire that features the trombone family throughout different genres of music. Along with the names of pieces and composers, there will also be links to recordings.
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Orchestra
Some repertoire that strongly features the trombone in orchestral repertoire. There is a lot of music, but some include:
- Maurice Ravel: Bolero
- Igor Stravinsky: Pulcinella Suite
- Richard Strauss: Die Frau und Schatten Suite
- Béla Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra
Chamber
Some repertoire that strongly features the trombone in chamber repertoire. There is a lot of music, but some include:
- Enrique Crespo: Suite Americana
- Irving Berlin: Puttin' on the Ritz
- Steven Sacco: Brass Quintet
Jazz
Some repertoire that strongly features the trombone in jazz repertoire. There is a lot of music, but some include:
- Tommy Dorsey: I'm Getting Sentimental Over You
- Bob Havens: Little Girl
- Alan Baylock: Torque
- Sweet Louisiana feat. Wycliffe Gordon
Studio
Some repertoire that strongly features the trombone in film or game repertoire. There is a lot of music, but some include:
- Married Life from "Up"
- Pines of Rome in "Fantasia 2000"
- Run Llama Run from "The Emperor's New Groove"
Broadway
Some repertoire that strongly features the trombone in broadway repertoire. There is a lot of music, but some include:
- Mitchell: "Road to Hell" from Hadestown
- Wilson: "76 Trombones" from The Music Man
- Weber: "The Point of No Return" from Phantom of the Opera
Solo
Some repertoire that strongly features the trombone in solo repertoire. There is a lot of music, but some include:
- Luciano Berio: Sequenza V
- Ferdinand David: Concertino for Trombone
- Eugene Bozza: New Orleans (Bass trombone)