The word trombone is derived from Italian ‘tromba’ meaning a large trumpet. A trombone produces rich and soft sounds than trumpets and is a good choice for beginners or young musicians.
A trombone is a lip-reed aerophone consisting of a long cylindrical tube bent upon itself twice, ending in a bell-shaped mouth and having a movable U-shaped slide for producing different pitches. You can find a trombone’s part in swing, jazz, salsa music and is often found in wind ensembles/concert bands, symphony orchestras, marching bands, military bands, brass bands and brass choirs.
Mark Eager plays trombone with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Dave Steinmeyer and Conrad Herwig are some of the world famous trombonists.
Types of trombones
When talking about trombones, there is wide variety to choose from based on your playing level and the ease of handling.
Tenor trombones – This type of trombone is standard, simple, familiar and is the right choice for beginners to learn more quickly and effectively. Tenor trombone has a fundamental note of B flat and is usually treated as a non-transposing instrument. This is most widely used in classical, jazz and other popular music. The tenor trombone has a broad, sonorous tone that can blend well with horns and at the same time keep pace with the trumpets. This has the broadest dynamic range of any orchestral instrument and is used in all types of music such as Dixieland, Wagnerian choruses and Brahms chorals. Bb Trombone Gold Lacquered made from quality yellow brass allows for excellent slide action that produces smooth note changes in all registers and its small bore makes it ideal for school bands, beginners and musicians looking for an auxiliary instrument or professional jazz musicians. It is affordable, reliable and strong yet light enough for young beginners.
Bass trombone – Such type of trombone pitched in B flat, was developed from the 19th century tenor bass trombone. This looks similar to the 9' B flat tenor trombone and has a wider bore to aid in producing a full, rich tone in the low register.
Contrabass trombone – This is usually pitched in 12' F, a perfect fourth lower than the tenor or bass trombone and has been through a number of changes in its history. Earlier it was in 24' F, one octave below the modern pitch of 12' F or 18' B flat and in the nineteenth century it was constructed based on the double slide principle.
Straight trombone – This type is the simplest to master, with no tubing inside the main section.
Alto trombone – This type was commonly used in 16-18th centuries as the highest voice in the brass choir and later in the early 19th century it became outdated. Alto trombone is usually pitched in E or F flat and occasionally with a D or B flat rotary valve attachment.
Valve trombone – Such type of trombone has tonal range similar to that of slide trombone. Valve trombone is built in either short or long form. Some people find it difficult to play tunes with this.
F-rotor trombone – Such type of trombone has extra tubing within the main loop. Students usually learn on a straight tenor trombone and later challenge themselves with an F-rotor trombone.
Sopranino and piccolo trombones – These rare ones are pitched in high E flat and B flat respectively, one octave above the alto and soprano trombones. They are called for in some trombone choir literature.
If you wish to purchase a reliable and strong Trombone with the desired pitch and tone, then you can shop at Getprice.
|