Trombone
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Romersa, Henry
National Trombone Workshop (USA)
Report on the first National Trombone Workshop (1971), highlighting pedagogy, leading performers and the legacy of Emory Remington.
Brass Bulletin No 2 · 1972
Trombone· Event· Teaching· Report
Mertens, Albert
The trombone in Belgium
Published in memory of its author, this article reflects on the trombone tradition in Belgium and his lasting contribution.
Brass Bulletin No 5 · 1973
Trombone· History· Technique· Equipment· Historical instruments· Valves
Leloir, Edmond
The trombone with 6 independent valves
Technical analysis of the trombone with six independent valves, examining its mechanics, extended range and potential for new repertoire.
Brass Bulletin No 5 · 1973
Trombone· Equipment· Instrument Makers· History· Valves· Instrument making
Lloyd, Leno
Lip vibration characteristics
of the trombone embouchure in performance
Study of lip vibration in trombone performance, analyzing embouchure behavior and its impact on sound production and control.
Brass Bulletin No 7 · 1974
Trombone· Technique· Teaching· Sound· Range
Schnorhk, Roland
International Competition of Geneva CIEM 1973
Trombone
Report on the 1973 Geneva International Competition (CIEM) for trombone, covering performances, participants and artistic standards.
Brass Bulletin No 7 · 1974
Trombone· Competition· Report
Mathez, Jean-Pierre
An interview with Jean Douay
What does it take to stay at the top of a major orchestra? Jean Douay shares insights on discipline, pressure and the realities behind the trombone section.
Brass Bulletin No 10 · 1975
Trombone· Encounters
Huber, Heinrich
The trombone: changing times, changing slide positions
Did trombonists always use seven positions? Heinrich Huber reveals how history, theory and early music reshaped the slide.
Brass Bulletin No 11 · 1975
Trombone· Technique· History· Historical instruments· Intonation
Fulkerson, James
Low register development for the trombone
Should you really drop the jaw for low notes? James Fulkerson challenges this idea and proposes a more stable approach to extend the low register.
Brass Bulletin No 13 · 1976
Trombone· Technique· Range· Sound
Douay, Jean
The trombone in Maurice Ravel's Bolero
How should Boléro’s trombone solo be played? After 100 performances, Jean Douay challenges conventions and argues for a more supple, controlled approach.
Brass Bulletin No 13 · 1976
Trombone· Repertoire· Technique· Interpretation· Orchestral playing
Douay, Jean
The trombone in Maurice Ravel's Boléro
Boléro as ordeal: Jean Douay reveals stage fright, pressure, and the weight of the final solo—where one moment can elevate or undermine the entire orchestra.
Brass Bulletin No 19 · 1977
Trombone· Repertoire· Orchestral playing· Interpretation
Sauer, Ralf
Emory Brace Remington
A Profile
“The trombone must sing.” Ralph Sauer profiles Emory Remington—legendary teacher whose vocal approach shaped generations and redefined brass pedagogy.
Brass Bulletin No 21 · 1978
Trombone· Teaching· Encounters· Sound· American school
Beyer, Werner
Reminiscence of trombonists of the past
Echoes of the past: Werner Beyer traces great trombonists from the 17th century to Wagner’s era—revealing how tradition, players, and instruments shaped the modern orchestra.
Brass Bulletin No 22 · 1978
Trombone· History· Orchestral playing· Historical instruments
Thein, Heinrich
The contrabass trombone
Picture and sketches, taking particularly into account the construction principles (1973)
From Praetorius to Wagner: Heinrich Thein traces the evolution of the contrabass trombone—revealing how history, acoustics, and design shaped this powerful orchestral voice.
Brass Bulletin No 22 · 1978
Trombone· History· Equipment· Historical instruments· Instrument making
Underwood, Lee
Glenn Ferris - Profile
Beyond fame and labels: Glenn Ferris rejects the music business game—defining a raw, uncompromising vision of creativity, freedom, and what it means to truly play.
Brass Bulletin No 23 · 1978
Trombone· Encounters· Professional life· Freelance· Jazz
Thein, Heinrich
The contrabass trombone
Picture and sketches, taking particularly into account the construction principles (1973)
Inside the workshop of innovation: Heinrich Thein reveals how rethinking every detail—from valves to bell—transforms the contrabass trombone into a modern orchestral instrument
Brass Bulletin No 23 · 1978
Trombone· Equipment· Instrument making· Valves
Beyer, Werner
The classical solo concerto for trombone and its interpreters in the 19th century
From Queisser to Ferdinand David: the rise—and disappearance—of the classical trombone concerto in the 19th century reveals a forgotten golden age of virtuosity.
Brass Bulletin No 25 · 1979
Trombone· History· Repertoire· Solo playing
Mathez, Jean-Pierre
Interview with Miles Anderson
Jean-Pierre Mathez traces Miles Anderson’s path from early training to orchestral and freelance work, expanding on the tension between livelihood and artistic pursuit.
Brass Bulletin No 26 · 1979
Trombone· Encounters· Professional life· Freelance· Solo playing
Gade, Per
Anton Hansen (1877-1947)
Father of trombone playing in Scandinavia
From Nørrebro cafés to the Royal Orchestra, Anton Hansen’s early years reveal the shift from valve to slide trombone in Scandinavian orchestras.
Brass Bulletin No 27 · 1979
Trombone· History· Professional life· Orchestral playing· Auditions
Gade, Per
Anton Hansen (1877-1947)
Father of trombone playing in Scandinavia
Berlin, Leipzig and Copenhagen diary pages show Hansen testing slide-trombone ideals against Weschke, orchestral practice and Carl Nielsen.
Brass Bulletin No 28 · 1979
Trombone· History
Runyan, William E.
The alto trombone and contemporary concepts of trombone timbre
Alto trombone timbre from Vienna to Brahms, orchestral balance, period practice, and why bright brass sounds gradually disappeared.
Brass Bulletin No 28 · 1979
Trombone· Repertoire· Equipment· Historical instruments· Sound
Douay, Jean
A woman trombonist, Yvelise Girard
Women and Brass
From Paris conservatories to police bands, a young trombonist confronts isolation, scrutiny and ambition as women slowly enter the brass world.
Brass Bulletin No 29 · 1980
Trombone· Society· Professional life· Sociology· Auditions
Gade, Per
Anton Hansen (1877-1947)
Father of trombone playing in Scandinavia
From Sibelius to Paris, Anton Hansen’s later career links Scandinavian trombone playing with French repertoire, teaching, and orchestral reform.
Brass Bulletin No 29 · 1980
Trombone· History· Teaching· French school· Orchestral playing
Mathez, Jean-Pierre
Benny Sluchin
Portrait in brief
Between Paris, Cologne and Tel Aviv, Benny Sluchin brings mathematics, acoustics and contemporary performance into the brass world.
Brass Bulletin No 30 · 1980
Trombone· Encounters· Professional life· Contemporary Music· Solo playing
Manzora, Boris G.
The double-slide trombone
museum-piece with a future?
As virtuosity reshaped 20th-century brass playing, Boris G. Manzora argued that the forgotten double-slide trombone could redefine technique and range.
Brass Bulletin No 30 · 1980
Trombone· Equipment· Instrument Makers· Historical instruments· Instrument making
Sluchin, Benny
A Trombone Martyr
Auguste Léonard de la Tuilerie
A Paris apothecary turned trombone evangelist challenges 19th-century musical habits, imagining the slide trombone as the future voice of harmony.
Brass Bulletin No 31 · 1980
Trombone· History· Society· Ideas· Sound
Lister, Richard
The contrabass sackbut
a modern copy
A reconstructed 17th-century contrabass sackbut revives forgotten low brass practice, from Venetian polychoral music to modern performance challenges.
Brass Bulletin No 31 · 1980
Trombone· Equipment· Instrument Makers· Historical instruments· Instrument making
Gorovoj, Sergej
Viktor Venglowski
Musician and Teacher
From the Leningrad Philharmonic to the Conservatoire, one trombonist shaped repertoire, ensembles and generations of players across the Soviet Union.
Brass Bulletin No 34 · 1981
Trombone· Encounters· Teaching· Russian school· Orchestral playing
Weiner, Howard
The trombone: changing times, changing slide positions
From Virgiliano to Praetorius and Eisel, early sources reshape long-held assumptions about trombone tuning, slide positions and historical playing practice.
Brass Bulletin No 36 · 1981
Trombone· History· Technique· Historical instruments· Intonation
Sumerkin, Viktor
Pyotr Naumovich Volkov (1877-1933)
First trombone professor at St. Petersburg Conservatory
From imperial St. Petersburg to Soviet Leningrad, Volkov shaped a distinctive Russian trombone tradition through performance, teaching and generations of pupils.
Brass Bulletin No 37 · 1982
Trombone· History· Teaching· Russian school· Orchestral playing
Sumerkin, Viktor
Vladislav Mykhaylovich Blazhevich (1881-1942)
Trombonist, Composer and Teacher
From village band to the Moscow Conservatoire and the Bolshoi, a lifelong commitment to performance, teaching and wind music shaped Soviet trombone tradition.
Brass Bulletin No 38 · 1982
Trombone· History· Teaching· Russian school· Orchestral playing
Gotthold, Jean
Thoughts on the Bass Trombone
Long before modern standards took hold, bass trombones existed in many forms, raising questions that still shape orchestral writing and performance today.
Brass Bulletin No 39 · 1982
Trombone· Technique· Equipment· Valves· Mouthpiece
Thein, Heinrich · Thein, Max
Alto Trombone - New Modell
A forgotten solution to Baroque virtuosity meets modern orchestral demands, where historical ideals and practical performance no longer follow the same path.
Brass Bulletin No 40 · 1982
Trombone· Instrument Makers· Equipment
Barantsev, Anatoly
Akim Alexeyevich Kozlov
A Trombone Artist
Behind decades of orchestral excellence, one trombonist shaped a school of playing whose influence reached far beyond Leningrad and the concert hall.
Brass Bulletin No 40 · 1982
Trombone· Encounters· Teaching· Russian school· Orchestral playing
Gorovoj, Sergej
Science and Technology in Trombone Teaching
What if tone production depended less on instinct than on understanding how the instrument, the lips and the air function as one interconnected system?
Brass Bulletin No 41 · 1983
Trombone· Teaching· Acoustics· Sound· Breathing
Trichet, Pierre
On the Sackbut or Harmonic Trumpet
From Pierre Trichet’s Traité des Instruments de Musique (c. 1640)
A seventeenth-century description of the sackbut captures its moving slide, chromatic freedom and bass role at a moment when the instrument was still being defined.
Brass Bulletin No 45 · 1984
Trombone· History· Equipment· Historical instruments
Hübler, Klaus-K.
The Polyphonic Trombone
A suggested notation system
When trombone slide, overtones, breath and valves become independent musical voices, conventional notation reaches its limits and a new system becomes necessary.
Brass Bulletin No 45 · 1984
Trombone· Repertoire· Technique· Contemporary Music
Sluchin, Benny
The Trombone in the Sacred Works of W. A. Mozart
In Mozart’s sacred music, the trombone moved beyond choral reinforcement to striking solo roles that preserve the sound and practice of eighteenth-century Salzburg.
Brass Bulletin No 46 · 1984
Trombone· Repertoire· History· Interpretation
Laplace, Michel
Maurice Ravel and the new trombone
Dance-band trombonists reshaped orchestral expectations in the 1920s and 30s, leaving their mark on Ravel’s Boléro and a generation of players.
Brass Bulletin No 47 · 1984
Trombone· History· Technique· Articulation· Jazz
Cramer, William F.
Fundamental trombone performance technique
Teaching and application
Technique becomes musicianship when breathing, vibration, resonance, articulation and slide movement cease to be separate skills and begin working as one.
Brass Bulletin No 49 · 1985
Trombone· Technique· Teaching· Breathing· Sound
Sluchin, Benny
Michel Becquet
Interview
A young Michel Becquet challenges orchestral habits, champions the trombone as a solo voice and reflects on competitions, repertoire, teaching and sound.
Brass Bulletin No 50 · 1985
Trombone· Encounters· Repertoire· Solo playing
Laplace, Michel
The trombone in Jazz and Popular Music
Jazz did not invent the modern trombone: early virtuosos, New Orleans players and changing techniques reveal a more complex path toward flexibility and legato.
Brass Bulletin No 50 · 1985
Trombone· History· Technique· Jazz· Articulation
Fetter, David
Joannès Rochut (1881-1952)
Trombonist of the Boston symphony Orchestra
Behind a cornerstone of trombone teaching lies Rochut’s path between Paris and Boston, lost manuscripts, orchestral life and the enduring Bordogni legacy.
Brass Bulletin No 50 · 1985
Trombone· History
Laplace, Michel
The trombone in Jazz and Popular Music
The classical Armstrong period (1927-1945)
Jazz trombone changed rapidly between 1927 and 1945, as Armstrong’s influence, big-band playing and new techniques transformed both its language and sound.
Brass Bulletin No 51 · 1985
Trombone· History· Jazz
Winkler, Klaus
Bibliography of works for trombone and organ
Brass Bulletin No 51 · 1985
Trombone· Repertoire
Laplace, Michel
The trombone in Jazz and Popular Music
Brass Bulletin No 52 · 1985
Trombone· Report· History
Fonseque, Raymond
Good intonation on the trombone
Brass Bulletin No 52 · 1985
Trombone· Technique
Sluchin, Benny
Trombone workshops
Brass Bulletin No 52 · 1985
Trombone· Report· Event
Mathez, Jean-Pierre · Schnorhk, Roland
Markneukirchen Competition 1986
Brass Bulletin No 55 · 1986
Horn· Trumpet· Trombone· Competition
Struck-Schloen, Michael
Between Furniture Music and Twelve-Note Concerto
The trombone in the chamber ensemble at the beginning of modern music (1913-1934)
Brass Bulletin No 56 · 1986
Trombone· Repertoire
Winkler, Klaus
Trombone and Organ, a Dialog
Brass Bulletin No 56 · 1986
Trombone· Repertoire
Winkler, Klaus
Trombone and Organ, a Dialog
Brass Bulletin No 57 · 1987
Trombone· Repertoire
Mathez, Jean-Pierre
Branimir Slokar
Biography
Brass Bulletin No 59 · 1987
Trombone· Encounters
Noglik, Bert
Conrad and Johann Bauer
two trombone players
Brass Bulletin No 60 · 1987
Trombone· Encounters
Sluchin, Benny
The Alto Trombone
Brass Bulletin No 61 · 1988
Trombone· History· Equipment
Tamiya, Kenji
Tokyo Trombone Quartet
Brass Bulletin No 62 · 1988
Trombone· Encounters
Sluchin, Benny
The Alto Trombone
Brass Bulletin No 62 · 1988
Trombone· History· Equipment
Richter, Jörg
The soprano trombone
Brass Bulletin No 62 · 1988
Trombone· History
Mathez, Jean-Pierre
Geneva 1988 - Trombone Competition
Prizes: 1st Jonas Bylund, 2nd Steven Witser, 3rd Joël Vaïsse
Brass Bulletin No 64 · 1988
Trombone· Report· Competition
Lind, Michael
Palmer Traulsen
One of the great masters of the Scandinavian trombone school
Brass Bulletin No 66 · 1989
Trombone· History· Encounters
Slokar, Branimir
In search of a new trombone
Brass Bulletin No 66 · 1989
Trombone· Equipment
Mathez, Jean-Pierre
Toulon 1989
International Competition - Trombone
Brass Bulletin No 67 · 1989
Trombone· Report· Competition
Mathez, Jean-Pierre
David Taylor
or a high class bass trombone
Brass Bulletin No 68 · 1989
Trombone· Encounters
Douay, Jean
André Lafosse (1890-1975)
Master of Trombone
Brass Bulletin No 70 · 1990
Trombone· Encounters
Mathez, Jean-Pierre
Dany Bonvin
Trombone in the blood
Brass Bulletin No 71 · 1990
Trombone· Encounters
Raum, J. Richard
The Alto Trombone
In the 18th Century Sacred Chamber Music from the Abbeys of Göttweig and Melk, Austria
Brass Bulletin No 72 · 1990
Trombone· History· Repertoire
Raum, J. Richard
The Alto Trombone
In the 18th Century Sacred Chamber Music from the Abbeys of Göttweig and Melk, Austria
Brass Bulletin No 73 · 1991
Trombone· History· Repertoire
Mathez, Jean-Pierre
Jean Douay
Trombone in the heart of France
Brass Bulletin No 73 · 1991
Trombone· Encounters
Raum, J. Richard
The Alto trombone
In the 18th Century Sacred Chamber Music from the Abbeys of Göttweig and Melk, Austria
Brass Bulletin No 74 · 1991
Trombone· History· Repertoire
Lapie, Raymond
Sigismund Neukomm (1778-1858) and the trombone
Brass Bulletin No 75 · 1991
Trombone· Repertoire
Sluchin, Benny
The Alto Trombone in the 20th Century Orchestra
Brass Bulletin No 75 · 1991
Trombone· History· Repertoire
Lapie, Raymond
The trombone and chamber music in France
Brass Bulletin No 76 · 1991
Trombone· History· Repertoire
Ouwerkerk, Willem
Bob Brookmeyer
What note do you want to play ?
Brass Bulletin No 76 · 1991
Trombone· Encounters
Raum, J. Richard
The 18th Century Trombone
Rumors of its death were premature
Brass Bulletin No 77 · 1992
Trombone· History
Raum, J. Richard
The 18th Century Trombone
Rumors of its Death were Premature
Brass Bulletin No 78 · 1992
Trombone· History
Sluchin, Benny
Trombone Quartets
Brass Bulletin No 79 · 1992
Trombone· Report· Repertoire
Suppan, Wolfgang
Rudolf Josel
Austrian trombone master
Brass Bulletin No 80 · 1992
Trombone· Encounters
Mathez, Jean-Pierre
Armin Rosin
Pioneer of the emancipation of the classical trombone in Germany
Brass Bulletin No 81 · 1993
Trombone· Encounters
Elser, Joachim
Johann Doms will be seventy!
Brass Bulletin No 81 · 1993
Trombone· Encounters
Raum, J. Richard
From the Diary of a Court Trombonist, 1727
Brass Bulletin No 82 · 1993
Trombone· History
Mathez, Jean-Pierre
David Bruchez
18 years old, music in his blood, trombone under his arm
Brass Bulletin No 84 · 1993
Trombone· Encounters
Sluchin, Benny
Making mute handling easier
Brass Bulletin No 86 · 1994
Trombone· Technique· Equipment
Raum, J. Richard
Thomas Gschladt
An Historical Perspective of an 18th Century Trombonist
Brass Bulletin No 87 · 1994
Trombone· History
Raum, J. Richard
Thomas Gschladt
An Historical Perspective of an 18th Century Trombonist
Brass Bulletin No 88 · 1994
Trombone· History
Dibb, Jeremy · Hogg, Simon
The trombone of Gustav Holst (1874-1934)
Brass Bulletin No 88 · 1994
Trombone· History· Repertoire
Raum, J. Richard
Thomas Gschladt
An Historical Perspective of an 18th Century Trombonist
Brass Bulletin No 89 · 1995
Trombone· History
Sluchin, Benny
Porcia 1994
International Trombone Competition
Brass Bulletin No 89 · 1995
Trombone· Competition
Schnohrk, Roland
Toulon 1995
International trombone competition
Brass Bulletin No 91 · 1995
Trombone· Competition
Raum, J. Richard
An Interview with Christian Lindberg
Brass Bulletin No 91 · 1995
Trombone· Encounters
Mathez, Jean-Pierre
Branimir Slokar, development of a new trombone
Brass Bulletin No 91 · 1995
Trombone· Encounters· Equipment
Mathez, Jean-Pierre
Munich 1995
International ARD Trombone Competition
Brass Bulletin No 92 · 1995
Trombone· Competition
Horch, Thomas
Not much new in Munich
Brass Bulletin No 92 · 1995
Trombone· Competition
van Dijk, Ben
New Thein Bass Trombone Innovations
Brass Bulletin No 92 · 1995
Trombone· Equipment
Fadle, Heinz
Joseph Alessi
A dream career
Brass Bulletin No 93 · 1996
Trombone· Encounters
Barron, Ronald
Being a Concert Trombone
Brass Bulletin No 93 · 1996
Trombone· Professional life· Solo playing
Mathez, Jean-Pierre
Branimir Slokar
A happy trombonist
Brass Bulletin No 95 · 1996
Trombone· Encounters
Mathez, Jean-Pierre
Jacques Mauger, on 7th heaven with the trombone
Brass Bulletin No 96 · 1996
Trombone· Encounters
Guion, David M.
Great, but forgotten trombonists: some biographical sketches
Brass Bulletin No 97 · 1997
Trombone· Report
Hogg, Simon
Interview with Harold Nash
A half century with the trombone on the British music scene
Brass Bulletin No 98 · 1997
Trombone· Encounters
Raum, J. Richard
Schubertian Trombones
Brass Bulletin No 99 · 1997
Trombone· History
Mathez, Jean-Pierre
Prague 1997 celebration of young talents?
Brass Bulletin No 99 · 1997
Horn· Trumpet· Trombone· Competition
Humphries, John
John Smithies, trombonist & enigma
Brass Bulletin No 101 · 1998
Trombone· History· Encounters
Zechmeister, Gerhard
The role of the (contra)bass trombone in the Vienna sound
Brass Bulletin No 102 · 1998
Trombone· History· Equipment
Zechmeister, Gerhard
The role of the (contra)bass trombone in the Vienna sound
Brass Bulletin No 103 · 1998
Trombone· History· Equipment
Sluchin, Benny
Trombone Attachements - Trends and development
Brass Bulletin No 105 · 1999
Trombone· Equipment
Lapie, Raymond
The trombone according to orchestration treatises (France 1700-1914)
Brass Bulletin No 105 · 1999
Trombone· History
Mathez, Jean-Pierre
Slokar Quartet ... since 25 years
Brass Bulletin No 106 · 1999
Trombone· Encounters
Mathez, Jean-Pierre
Christian Lindberg, trombone on fire !
Interview
Brass Bulletin No 107 · 1999
Trombone· Encounters
Lapie, Raymond
The trombone according to orchestration treatises (France 1700-1914)
Brass Bulletin No 107 · 1999
Trombone· History
Sugihara, Michio
Guebwiller 1999
International competition for tenor trombone and bass trombone
Brass Bulletin No 108 · 1999
Trombone· Competition
Mathez, Jean-Pierre
Ivan Meylemans, a trombone from out of the blue
Brass Bulletin No 108 · 1999
Trombone· Encounters
Mathez, Jean-Pierre
The ingenious Free-Flow rotary valve of René Hagmann
Brass Bulletin No 109 · 2000
Trombone· Equipment
Mathez, Jean-Pierre
Enrique Crespo - seducer and musician in one
Brass Bulletin No 111 · 2000
Trombone· Encounters
Mathez, Jean-Pierre
Michel Becquet
Born to be a musician, born to play trombone
Brass Bulletin No 112 · 2000
Trombone· Encounters
Schnohrk, Roland
Frank Martin, The Ballade for trombone and piano
Brass Bulletin No 113 · 2001
Trombone· Repertoire
Mathez, Jean-Pierre
Roland Schnorhk, Orchestral Soloist
Brass Bulletin No 113 · 2001
Trombone· Encounters
Mathez, Jean-Pierre
The fine story of Andrea Bandini, the Tuscan
Brass Bulletin No 113 · 2001
Trombone· Encounters
Shigeki, Saeki
An historical perspective of the alto trombone
Brass Bulletin No 115 · 2001
Trombone· History
Purser, David
Accidents and good luck-ingredients for a happy career
An autobiographical narrative by trombonist David Purser of England
Brass Bulletin No 117 · 2002
Trombone· Encounters
Krause, Sebastian
Carl Traugott Queisser
God of the trombone
Brass Bulletin No 117 · 2002
Trombone· History
Shifrin, Ken
The solo trombone of the bohemian baroque
Brass Bulletin No 119 · 2002
Trombone· History
Mathez, Jeremy
International Competition for Trombone Branimir Slokar
2002, Grenchen (Switzerland)
Brass Bulletin No 119 · 2002
Trombone· Competition
Shifrin, Ken
The solo trombone of the bohemian baroque
Brass Bulletin No 120 · 2002
Trombone· History
Batashev, Victor
Anatoly Skobelev - Russian Grand Master of the trombone
Brass Bulletin No 121 · 2003
Trombone· Encounters
Shifrin, Ken
The Moravian brotherhood trombone choirs: neither Moravian nor choirs
Brass Bulletin No 121 · 2003
Trombone· History
Viola, Stefano
Stellio Calvetti - Clever Inventor
Brass Bulletin No 121 · 2003
Trombone· Equipment
Kallai, Avishai
Joachim Eggert (1779-1813) - Trombone Pioneer
Brass Bulletin No 123 · 2003
Trombone· History