Trombone - books and music

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Trombone Technique
1.  Trombone Technique by Denis Wick
The list author says:
  "A bit dated but full of good advice for serious players (Wick was 1st Trombone for the LSO.)"
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The Art of Trombone Playing
2.  The Art of Trombone Playing by Edward Kleinhammer
The list author says:
  "Another book of great advice from a professional - Kleinhammer was in the Chicago Symphony of the 1970s."
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A Tune a Day Trombone or Euphonium: Bass Clef: Book 1
3.  A Tune a Day Trombone or Euphonium: Bass Clef: Book 1 by C. Paul Herfurth
The list author says:
  "Written donkeys years ago and probably still has the same dreadful-looking photos to show you where the positions are, but you have to start somewhere."
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Complete method of slide-trombone: Méthode complète de trombone à coulisse
4.  Complete method of slide-trombone: Méthode complète de trombone à coulisse by André Lafosse
The list author says:
  "Another old tutor, but worth having"
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Melodious Etudes for Trombone Book 1
5.  Melodious Etudes for Trombone Book 1 by Joannes Rochut
The list author says:
  "Famous studies based on vocalises for singers - I only discovered this when returning to the instrument - it's the single book I wish most that I'd seen as a teenage player"
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Trombone: The Instrument and Its Music
6.  Trombone: The Instrument and Its Music by Robin Gregory
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  "Read a library copy years ago - the only really comprehensive account of the instrument's history"
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Brass Instruments: Their History And Development (Dover Books on Music)
7.  Brass Instruments: Their History And Development (Dover Books on Music) by Anthony Baines
The list author says:
  "Baines was the greatest authority of hs day on wind instruments - this and his woodwind book are classics."
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Arrangements for Trombones
8.  Arrangements for Trombones by Various Composers
The list author says:
  "in the days before Christian Lindberg, this lot were one of the few "trombone only" recording artists around - rather a mixed bag of music but nicely played."
£16.18

The Virtuoso Trombone
9.  The Virtuoso Trombone by Nikolay Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov
The list author says:
  "OK, here he is - the man who's done most to make the trombone trendy these days - an early recording, including Monti's Csardas and Arthur Pryor's famous arrangement of The Bluebells of Scotland"
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The Criminal Trombone
10.  The Criminal Trombone by Gioachino Rossini
The list author says:
  "Another one - The Barber of Seville overture and Schubert's Arpeggione Sonata, for the trombone.  You're having a laugh ..."
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The Essential Glenn Miller
11.  The Essential Glenn Miller by Glenn Miller
The list author says:
  "Well, you have to have a bit of Glenn - this double album looks as good as any of many choices"
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Open Letter
12.  Open Letter by Loose Tubes
The list author says:
  "A sample from a British 1980s big band - I have to include them as Richard Pywell,  first trombone to my second back in the Croydon Schools Wind Band, was a member."
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Take The A Train
13.  Take The A Train by The Don Lusher Big Band
The list author says:
  "We have to have a bit of Don Lusher too - the best-known British player when I was a lad."
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G. Mahler - Symphony No.6 In A Minor "Tragic"
14.  G. Mahler - Symphony No.6 In A Minor "Tragic" by Berliner Philharmoniker
The list author says:
  "Now the classical repertoire.  It's the big late 19C/early 20C stuff where the trombones have most fun, and this is the Mahler I'd love to have played.  The final moment for 4 trombones especially."
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Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen
15.  Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen by Richard Wagner
The list author says:
  "I'd have liked to have played in a Ring cycle too.  Wagner used a contrabass 'bone in it but it doesn't get big bits like the Wagner tubas and steerhorns.  A great recording regardless."
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Mozart: Requiem K626, Coronation Mass K317
16.  Mozart: Requiem K626, Coronation Mass K317 by Herbert von Karajan
The list author says:
  "Don't forget the solo in the Mozart Requiem - quite a challenge with that pesky top A flat"
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Giovanni Gabrieli: Music for Brass, Vol. 1
17.  Giovanni Gabrieli: Music for Brass, Vol. 1 by Giovanni Gabrieli
The list author says:
  "Another composer for brass players to relish - Gabrieli pieces still sound marvellous on modern or old-style instruments"
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Gustav Mahler Symphonie No 3
18.  Gustav Mahler Symphonie No 3 by Claudio Abbado
The list author says:
  "There's a big solo in this Mahler symphony's first movement - shame it's one of his least popular."
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Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 7
19.  Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 7 by Ludwig van Beethoven
The list author says:
  "We have to have Beethoven 5 too - the moment when the trombone entered the symphony orchestra, for the last movement - no 'bones in no. 7 though"
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Symphonie Fantastique
20.  Symphonie Fantastique by Berlioz
The list author says:
  "Another great day out for the trombone section here"
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British Music for Concert Band - Central Band of the RAF: Holst, Grainger & Vaughan Williams
21.  British Music for Concert Band - Central Band of the RAF: Holst, Grainger & Vaughan Williams by Central Band of the Raf
The list author says:
  "Let's not forget the trombone as part of military bands - a good collection of pieces by British composers"
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Rule Britannia and other music from the "Last Night of the Proms"
22.  Rule Britannia and other music from the "Last Night of the Proms" by various
The list author says:
  "The 'bone moment at the Last Night is Farewell Ye Spanish Ladies in the Sea Songs suite - usually elbowed out these days in favour of something like Danny Boy."
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Peter Biddlecombe "peterbiddlecombe" (Bucks, UK)
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Qualifications: Grade 8 with merit (1978!), occasional player these days.
Last updated: 27/04/2010
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