Trombone concerto explained

A trombone concerto is a concerto for solo trombone and instrumental ensemble, customarily the orchestra. The vast majority of trombone concertos, especially those which are staples of trombone repertoire, also have piano reductions available.

Selected examples

• Leopold Mozart
  • Alto Trombone Concerto (1756)
• Bert Appermont
  • Colors for Trombone (1998)
• Ferdinand David
  • Trombone Concertino (1837)
• Launy Grøndahl
  • Trombone Concerto (1924)
• James MacMillan
  • Trombone Concerto (2016)
• Johan de Meij
  • T-Bone Concerto (1996)
• Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  • Trombone Concerto (1877)
• Nino Rota
  • Trombone Concerto in C (1966)
• Christopher Rouse
  • Trombone Concerto (1991)
• Jan Sandström
  • Motorbike Odyssey (1989)
• Nathaniel Shilkret
  • Trombone Concerto (1942)
• Melinda Wagner
  • Trombone Concerto (2007)
• Iannis Xenakis
  • Troorkh (1991)
• Chick Corea
  • Concerto for Trombone (2020)
• Tan Dun
  • Trombone Concerto (Three Muses in Video Game) (2021)
• Vladislav Blazhevich
  • Concerto No. 2 (1933)