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Definition of Trombones
1. trombone [n] - See also: trombone
Lexicographical Neighbors of Trombones
Literary usage of Trombones
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1911)
"The flat tonalities having been preferred for military music since the beginning
of the I9th century the pitch of each variety of trombones has been raised ..."
2. The Technique of the Modern Orchestra: A Manual of Practical Instrumentation by Charles Marie Widor (1906)
"So, the Cornetto and the trombones were grouped together, ... Afterwards, Beethoven
adopted the system of writing the two first trombones on one staff, ..."
3. The Encyclopedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"The gemeine rechte Posaunen, or ordinary trombones, were in A. Without using the
slide they gave the subjoined sounds: — The ..."
4. Orchestral Instruments and Their Use: Giving a Description of Each by Arthur Elson (1902)
"The case is similar with the brasses, and composers formerly had to make their
harmony with only three instruments, horns, trumpets, and trombones, ..."
5. Famous Composers and Their Works by Philip Hale, Louis Charles Elson (1900)
"In the last century four pitches of trombones were employed, — soprano, alto,
... The alto, tenor and bass trombones are used frequently in modern music ..."
6. A treatise upon modern instrumentation and orchestration: Containing an by Hector Berlioz, Mary Cowden Clarke (1858)
"This danger is obviated if the phrase be of such a nature that it can be played
at the same time by one or more trombones ; the grand sound of which then ..."
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