TRUMPETS |
SIDE DRUM |
FRENCH HORNS |
TROMBONES |
BASSOONS |
CLARINETS |
BASS DRUM |
TUBA |
OBOES |
CONTRABASSOON |
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BASS CLARINET |
PICCOLO |
FLUTES |
SECOND VIOLINS |
VIOLAS |
ENGLISH HORN |
PIANO |
HARP |
FIRST VIOLINS |
CELLOS |
BASSES |
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• The tenor and bass member of the brass family
• Body is made of brass , which is sometimes plated with silver or nickel
• Historically used in churches to accompany singers , it is often associated with mysterious and supernatural forces
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Mouthpiece
Tuning Slide
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Outer Slide
Bell
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1400s Trombones first appeared in southern France and northern Italy .
1500s Trombones were constructed similarly to today ’ s trombones and were regularly part of town bands .
1587 – 1612 : Giovanni Gabrieli composed brilliant antiphonal music for trombones .
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1700s Trombones were frequently used in operas , but did not join concert orchestras until late in the century . |
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