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Always at the forefront of historical trombone research on the Internet, the British Trombone Society has the latest in Avishai Kallai's findings on the earliest use of the trombone in a symphony. In Revert to Eggert, he delves into the frozen past of the trombone in Stockholm and uncovers what may now well be considered the first use of the trombone in a symphony before Beethoven.
conference, Howard Weiner, freelance trombonist in Freiburg, Germany, selected the title The Soprano Trombone Swindle,
in which he uncovers a decidedly fraudulent misrepresentation of the
history of the soprano trombone and its music, which persists until
today, and seeks to track down the instrument's real past.
A renowned figure on the London orchestral scene, Alfred Flaszynski made a meteoric rise to fame in the most well-known of British orchestras immediately after the Second World War. Anthony Parsons, ex-Principal Trombone of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, profiles the man who was Principal Trombone in the BBC SO before Tony took over after his retirement in 1981.
Sam Hughes was the last ophicleide player in the United Kingdom. The ophicleide was gradually replaced in the last century by the euphonium. In this article, Dr Trevor Herbert, Staff Tutor and Senior Lecturer in Music at the Open University in Wales, looks at the life and work of this great virtuoso of a long-forgotten instrument.
Eleven years ago a collection of original hand-written brass band music was discovered in an attic in Merthyr Tydfil. This was the library of the virtuoso Cyfarthfa Band, founded in 1838 by iron magnate Robert Thompson Crawshay, and famous for winning the second day of the first ever Crystal Palace Championships in 1860. Dr Trevor Herbert, Staff Tutor and Senior Lecturer in Music at the Open University in Wales, delves into the history of this amazing ensemble and its music.
Recently, in a very dusty corner of a storeroom at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, some remarkable old instruments were found. Tom Winthorpe, a trombonist in the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, takes us through their fascinating discovery and throws some light on the history of the opera in London.
Have you ever wondered about why Maurice Ravel wrote such a high solo for the trombone in Boléro? Simon Wills investigates and finds that if things had been different, it might have been higher still!
What type of trombone did Dvořák write for? Ken Shifrin looks into performance practice in Bohemia and comes up with some interesting discoveries.
Have you ever wondered what was going through the minds of the trombonists at the première of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony? Anthony Parsons, former editor of The Trombonist, investigates.
Franz Beck, a naturalised Frenchman, wrote a symphony including three trombones forty years before Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, which is generally acknowledged to be the first time they were used in the concert orchestra. Discover the work of this composer and take a listen to the movement which saw the trombones used for the first time in a symphony.
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Crossing the Great Divide: Michael Hext expounds on being both a jazz and classical trombonist.
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New York, New York: Recently interviewed, Sam Burtis reveals to David Lalljee the intricacies of the life of a New York studio musician.
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Adrian Cleverley reports on Chris Stearn's Contrabass Trombone Masterclass at Trinity College of Music.
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Arthur Wilson: With the passing of Arthur (21 Jun 1927 – 10 Jul 2010) after a long battle with Parkinson's Disease, the music profession has lost one of its finest symphonic trombone players and teachers.
Arthur's career spanned more than 50 years. His loss will be deeply felt by hundreds of friends, colleagues and ex-students.
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