How to Play Classical Music on the Trombone

Video Transcript

"Dennis Carrolls with Expert Village In classical music the trombone was a late arrival. In the 20th Century in classical music there are plenty of things written for the trombone. But in the classic, classic era of the traditional orchestra, the parts went to the strings and woodwinds. So we on trombone borrow things from other genre or other players, things written for bassoon, things written for french horn, things written for bass fiddle and play them on the trombone. For instance Bach's unaccompanied cello sweets are just gorgeious and the through the years professional trombone players play Bach unaccompanied cello sweets by Andrea DeFoss Paris has one of the arrangements and others. This is in the key of C and it's the Preludeum to Number Uno. And Motzart a bassoon concerto. So we borrow from the great composers and come up with a special sound on the trombone."