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The trombone is essentially the same instrument as the late medieval sackbut which had a major role in the royal ceremonial bands of the day. Up until the late baroque period (mid-1700s) it appeared mainly as a vocal/choral accompaniment in masses and operas and rarely in purely instrumental works. With the death of [[Handel]] (1759) it was little used for a generation and when it reappeared, it was as the [[Italian]] “trombone”.

The trombone is essentially the same instrument as the late medieval sackbut which had a major role in the royal ceremonial bands of the day. Up until the late baroque period (mid-1700s) it appeared mainly as a vocal/choral accompaniment in masses and operas and rarely in purely instrumental works. With the death of [[Handel]] (1759) it was little used for a generation and when it reappeared, it was as the [[Italian]] “trombone”.

Mozart used it to great effect in his last [[opera]]s and his unfinished [[requiem]], as did [[Weber]], and with [[Beethoven]]  and [[Schubert]] –  writing in the early 19th century – it began appearing in [[symphony|symphonic]] works. It found its dramatic niche in the works of [[Hector Berlioz]] and [[Wagner]], and the later romantics; although later French and Italian composers tended to ignore the bass versions of the instrument, preferring the [[tuba]].

Mozart used it to great effect in his last [[opera]]s and his unfinished [[Requiem]], as did [[Weber]], and with [[Beethoven]]  and [[Schubert]] –  writing in the early 19th century – it began appearing in [[symphony|symphonic]] works. It found its dramatic niche in the works of [[Hector Berlioz]] and [[Wagner]], and the later Romantics; although later French and Italian composers tended to ignore the bass versions of the instrument, preferring the [[tuba]].

It has always been a major component of folk and village bands, from whence the American and European brass bands derived.

It has always been a major component of folk and village bands, from whence the American and European brass bands derived.

[[Category:Brass Instruments]]

[[Category:Brass Instruments]]