Trombone Recordings

These instruments were recorded on 21 May 2008 and 23 September 2008 (7.8 Boosey contra-bass trombone).

The performers are Susan Addison and Alwyn Green (7.8).

General notes on recording the historical trombones: In early trombones there is generally a greater difference in sound quality between louds and softs than in modern instruments. There also tends to be a more focused sound.

6.6 – Tenor valve trombone by Oertel

♦ Yankee Doodle (c. 1755). |

6.8 – Alto valve trombone by Jaubert

♦ Le Marseillaise. |

Notes: All the valve tuning slides were stuck, which made intonation difficult. Recorded using Sue’s modern alto trombone mouthpiece, due to the instrument having a small mouthpiece receiver.

7.1 – Alto trombone by M. & S. Hyam

♦ Robert Schuman (1810 - 1856): Movement 4, Feierlich from Symphony No. 3, Op. 97. |
♦ Hector Berlioz (1803 - 1869): Movement 4, Marche au Supplice from Symphonie Fantastique (1830). |

Notes: Recorded using Sue’s modern Walburton alto trombone mouthpiece.

7.2 – Tenor trombone by Peerless

♦ J. A. Greenwood: The Acrobat (c. 1920). |

Notes: Main tuning slide was not easy to move as can be heard between the first and second sections. Recorded using mouthpiece 13.14.

7.3 – Tenor trombone by J. Higham

♦ Hector Berlioz (1803 - 1869): Funeral Sermon from Symphonie Fantastique (1830). |

Notes: Recorded using mouthpiece: 13.14.

7.4 – Tenor trombone by Hawkes & Son

♦ Alexandre Guilmant (1837 - 1911): Morceau Symphonique, Op. 88. |

Notes: This instrument was recorded using Susan’s own copy of a 19th-century French mouthpiece. This is smaller than most modern mouthpieces; the rim is flatter and the cup has a more conical profile, like a French Horn.

7.5 – Tenor trombone by Boosey & Hawkes

♦ Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937): Bolero (1928). |

Notes: Recorded using mouthpiece 13.14.

7.6 – Bass trombone by Courtois

♦ Gaetano Donnizetti (1797 - 1848): ‘Per te d’immenso giubilo’ from Lucia di Lammermoor (1835). |

Notes: Recorded using mouthpiece 13.16.

7.7 – Bass trombone by Besson & Co.

♦ Sir Henry Wood (1869 - 1944): ‘The Saucy Arethusa’ from Fantasia on British Sea Songs (1905). |

Notes: Recorded using mouthpiece 13.16.

7.8 – Contra-bass trombone by Boosey & Co.

♦ Sample: Harmonic series - fundamental and 11 harmonics. |
♦ Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883): excerpt from Act I, Scene 2 of Reingold, Vanhalla Motif 1. |
♦ Wagner: excerpt from Act I, Scene 2 of Reingold, Vanhalla Motif 2. |
♦ Wagner: excerpt from Act I, Scene 2 of Reingold, Spear motif. |
♦ Wagner: excerpt from Reingold, Hero motif. |

Notes: Recorded using Alwyn’s own mouthpiece.

7.9 – Bass trombone by F. Besson.

♦ Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847): ‘But the Lord from the North has raised one’ from Elijah (1846). |

Notes: Recorded using mouthpiece: 13.16.

7.10 – Tenor trombone by Metzler & Co.

♦ Duke Ellington (1899 - 1974): Sophisticated Lady (1932) – high pitch. |
♦ Duke Ellington (1899 - 1974): Sophisticated Lady (1932) – low pitch. |

Notes: Recorded using Sue’s 19th-century mouthpiece copy for high pitch, and mouthpiece 13:14 for the low pitch version.