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Definitions of trombone in various dictionaries:
noun - a brass instrument consisting of a long tube whose length can be varied by a U-shaped slide
A brass instrument consisting of a long cylindrical tube bent upon itself twice, ending in a bellshaped mouth, and having a movable U-shaped slide for producing different pitches.
A member of an orchestra who plays the trombone.
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| Tailgate was a style of playing this instrument: musicians stood on tailgates to have room for their slides |
| This brass instrument may be fitted with valves either replacing the slide or in addition to it |
| In first position this instrument's slide is fully retracted; in 7th position, fully extended |
| Mark Twain complained of "the snorting of an unholy" one of these; lucky for him there weren't 75 more |
| "Tailgate" was once a popular style of New Orleans jazz featuring this slide instrument |
| In the 1500s a sliding column was added near the mouthpiece of this instrument to adjust the pitch; it's still there |
| The history of this brass instrument "slides" back to the 15th century sackbut |
| Kid Ory was a pioneer on this brass instrument whose name comes from the Italian for "trumpet" |
| The valve version of this instrument, used by some jazz musicians, has an immovable slide |
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The trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. Like all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player's vibrating lips (embouchure) cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate. Nearly all trombones have a telescoping slide mechanism that varies the length of the instrument to change the pitch. Many modern trombone models also utilize a valve attachment as a means to lower the pitch of the instrument. Variants such as the valve trombone and superbone have three valves similar to those on the trumpet. * The word trombone derives from Italian tromba (trumpet) and -one (a suffix meaning "large"), so the name means "large trumpet". The trombone has a predominantly cylindrical bore like its valved counterpart the baritone and in contrast to its conical valved counterparts, the euphonium and the F horn. The most frequently encountered trombones are the tenor trombone and bass trombone. The most common variant, the tenor, is a non-transposing instrument pitched in B, |
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