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Trombone

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No. 86 • 1994 Awaiting digitization

Making mute handling easier

By Benny Sluchin

Technique Equipment
No. 112 • 2000 Awaiting digitization

Michel Becquet

Born to be a musician, born to play trombone

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Encounters
Alto Trombone - New Modell Free
No. 40 • 1982 Digitized

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.

By Heinrich Thein, Max Thein

Instrument Makers Equipment
The alto trombone and contemporary concepts of trombone timbre
No. 28 • 1979 Digitized

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.

By William E. Runyan

Repertoire Equipment Historical instruments Sound Interpretation
Thoughts on the Bass Trombone Free
No. 39 • 1982 Digitized

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.

By Jean Gotthold

Technique Equipment Valves Mouthpiece Orchestral playing
No. 117 • 2002 Awaiting digitization

Accidents and good luck-ingredients for a happy career

An autobiographical narrative by trombonist David Purser of England

By David Purser

Encounters
No. 111 • 2000 Awaiting digitization

Enrique Crespo - seducer and musician in one

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Encounters
No. 75 • 1991 Awaiting digitization

Sigismund Neukomm (1778-1858) and the trombone

By Raymond Lapie

Repertoire
Free
No. 21 • 1978 Digitized

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.

By Ralf Sauer

Teaching Encounters Sound American school Articulation
The trombone in Jazz and Popular Music
No. 52 • 1985 Digitized

Part 3

The trombone in Jazz and Popular Music

Pluralism of expression since 1945

Bebop, cool jazz, free jazz and neo-classicism transformed the trombone after 1945, as new players, techniques and instruments pushed its boundaries.

By Michel Laplace

History Technique Jazz
No. 64 • 1988 Awaiting digitization

Geneva 1988 - Trombone Competition

Prizes: 1st Jonas Bylund, 2nd Steven Witser, 3rd Joël Vaïsse

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Report Competition
No. 106 • 1999 Awaiting digitization

Slokar Quartet ... since 25 years

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Encounters
No. 70 • 1990 Awaiting digitization

André Lafosse (1890-1975)

Master of Trombone

By Jean Douay

Encounters
No. 74 • 1991 Awaiting digitization

Part 3

The Alto trombone

In the 18th Century Sacred Chamber Music from the Abbeys of Göttweig and Melk, Austria

By J. Richard Raum

History Repertoire
The trombone: changing times, changing slide positions
No. 11 • 1975 Digitized

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.

By Heinrich Huber

Technique History Historical instruments Intonation
No. 120 • 2002 Awaiting digitization

Part 2

The solo trombone of the bohemian baroque

By Ken Shifrin

History
No. 98 • 1997 Awaiting digitization

Interview with Harold Nash

A half century with the trombone on the British music scene

By Simon Hogg

Encounters
No. 119 • 2002 Awaiting digitization

International Competition for Trombone Branimir Slokar

2002, Grenchen (Switzerland)

By Jeremy Mathez

Competition
The trombone in Maurice Ravel's Boléro Free
No. 19 • 1977 Digitized

Part 2

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.

By Jean Douay

Repertoire Orchestral playing Interpretation
No. 62 • 1988 Awaiting digitization

Tokyo Trombone Quartet

By Kenji Tamiya

Encounters
No. 79 • 1992 Awaiting digitization

Trombone Quartets

By Benny Sluchin

Report Repertoire
Viktor Venglowski Free
No. 34 • 1981 Digitized

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.

By Sergej Gorovoj

Encounters Teaching Russian school Orchestral playing Brass Ensemble
Lip vibration characteristics
No. 7 • 1974 Digitized

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.

By Leno Lloyd

Technique Teaching Sound Range
Interview with Miles Anderson Free
No. 26 • 1979 Digitized

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.

By Jean-Pierre Mathez

Encounters Professional life Freelance Solo playing Contemporary Music
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