The British Trombone Society is proud to have been given the opportunity to publish The Alto Trombone in the Orchestra: 1800-2000
by Ken Shifrin, ex-principal trombone of the City of Birmingham
Symphony Orchestra, based on his doctoral thesis for Oxford University.
Ken takes us on a journey from the introduction of the trombones to the
orchestra to the present day, charting the progress of the alto
trombone as it was ousted by the tenor trombone. All those burning
questions about whether an alto trombone was really intended by the
composers of the 19th century are answered in full.
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Written by Michael Hext
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Sunday, 25 May 2008 |
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Michael Hext expounds on being both a jazz and classical trombonist.
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Written by Michael Lasserson
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Sunday, 25 May 2008 |
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Michael Lasserson, a double bass player in the London Doctors' Orchestra,
remembers the first performance of a new concerto for trombone and orchestra by
Michael Brooks in A View from Below.
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Written by Sheila Tracy
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Sunday, 25 May 2008 |
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Following the recent death of British jazz trombonist and former BTS President
Don Lusher, Sheila Tracy has penned a fitting tribute and
obituary for the man
who inspired generations of young trombonists.
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Written by Adrian Cleverley
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Sunday, 25 May 2008 |
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Adrian Cleverley reports on Chris Stearn's Contrabass
Trombone Masterclass at Trinity College of Music.
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Written by Rob Slocombe
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Sunday, 25 May 2008 |
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During the latter half of the 19th century, the alto trombone diminished
in popularity almost to the point of extinction. The last thirty years
have seen a resurgence of interest. Rob Slocombe investigates the Fall
and Rise of the Alto Trombone.
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