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What is the range of the tromboon?
I'm specifically asking about the tromboon, not the trombone. Or would it be the same as the trombone which is used for the tromb part? Like if you stick a bassoon bocal in a tenor trombone, its range would be the same as the tenor trombone?
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- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
Tromboon has a much more limited range than the trombone.
On trombone you reach higher notes by either pulling in the slide, or changing embouchre. Since you can really only get a fundamental and first overtone on tromboon you only have about an octave and a half above the fundamental. In theory you could get the same range as a trombone, but in practice it's not possible to get the higher notes.
(If you have a trombone with triggers then that would slightly expand the range, though if you're doing that you might as well write for trumpboon, tuboon or French hornboon)
- MusikFind1Lv 61 decade ago
Tromboon is used by P.D.Q. Bach's [AKA Prof. Peter Schickele}
Seasonings, S. 1½ Tsp., The
Instrumentation: SATB Soloists, SATB Chorus; 2 Slide Whistles, 2 Kazoos, Tromboon, Windbreaker, Shower Hose, Foghorn, 2 Tpt. Timp. Str.
Duration: 20'
Published Components: Vocal Score published: 411-410540
Publisher: Theodore Presser Company on rental
Serenude, S. 36-24-36
Instrumentation: 2 Slide Whistles, 2 Kazoos, Tromboon, Windbreaker, Shower Hose, Strings
Duration: 8'
Publisher: Theodore Presser Company on rental
A look at the score would show what range he used.
Source(s): Theodore Presser Company website rental catalog
