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One of the best ways to help yourself improve on the trombone is to listen to trombone music recorded by the greatest trombone performers available. By listening to professional recordings of trombone music you can begin to understand what your ideal tone should sound like. This list of free trombone music recordings has been developed through research of the most popular pieces from dozens of trombone music listening lists. The music list below also includes recordings of many highly recommended performances as well as links to the various trombone artist's homepages and biographies.
Free music often comes at a price. In this case the price is
that all of these recordings are linked to the Napster web site.
Napster recently made its entire library available to listen to for
free with a few restrictions:
- You must register with their site (FREE registration)
- Each song can be listened to only five times
- After these five free plays you will have to purchase the song or a subscription to listen to it again.
This
list is provided as an easy to access reference for the music listed
below*. This is not an endorsement of the Napster service.
Classical Trombone Music Listening Suggestions
Christian Lindberg is the most well known trombonist in the world today. Be sure to visit Lindberg's personal homepage as well as listen to these noted performances:
 Blue Bells of Scotland by Arthur Pryor as performed by Christian Lindberg, trombone (5:33)
Ballade for Trombone and Piano by David Rubenstein as performed by Christian Lindberg, trombone (7:54)
Morceau Symphonique by Alexandre Guilmant as performed by Christian Lindberg, trombone (30 second clip only)
Arrows of Time by Richard Peaslee for Trombone and Orchestra as performed by the Columbus State University Wind Ensemble.
Arrows of Time (Fast)
Arrows of Time (Slow-Freely)
Arrows of Time (Up)
Brass Ensemble Music Recordings featuring Trombones
The complete Hindemith Trombone Sonata as played by the Summit Brass :
Sonata for Trombone and Piano: Allegretto grazioso
Sonata for Trombone and Piano: Allegro Moderato Maestoso
Sonata for Trombone and Piano: Allegro moderato maestoso
Sonata for Trombone and Piano: Allegro pesante (Lied des Raufbolds)
Works by the Canadian Brass Quintet see also the Canadian Brass Biography
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 / Aria as performed by the Canadian Brass Quintet (2:09)
Jazz Trombone Music Listening Suggestions
But Not For Me as performed by jazz trombonist Urbie Green (9:04)
Blue Trombone as performed by jazz trombonist J.J. Johnson (9:08)
A Moment's Notice by jazz trombonist Slide Hampton
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