Alto Trombone

Creator: 
Orion Chamber Orchestra
Description: 

The trombone was still a relatively new instrument, having only developed from the sackbut sometime in the late 1600's/early 1700's, when Michael Haydn composed his Serenade. Because of how new the instrument was the trombone was rarely featured as a solo instrument, but, when it was, it was often the alto trombone that was given the solo. Of the four types of trombones used at the time: soprano, alto, tenor, and bass, the alto projected the best and had the clearest sound.

Publisher: 
Orion Chamber Orchestra
Contributor: 
Tommy Barttels
Rights: 
Orion Label
Format: 
.wav
Type: 
Sound
Source: 

Excerpt from Mvt IV, Concertino per il Corno e Trombone: Adagio, of Johann Michael Haydn's Serenade in D.

Date: 
1767
Location: 

Troy, Michigan

Subject: 

ALTO TROMBONES, SOLOS, CONCERTOS

Original Format: 
CD
Duration: 
28 seconds