Trombone repertoire explained

This page lists classical pieces in the trombone repertoire, including solo works, concertenti and chamber music of which trombone plays a significant part.

Solo trombone

• Hans Abrahamsen, Kharon (2009)
• Kalevi Aho, Solo XIII (2017)
• Louis Andriessen, Toespraak for Speaking Trombonist (1979)
• Georges Aperghis, Ruinen (1994)
• Malcolm Arnold, Fantasy, Op. 101 (1969)
• Richard Barrett, basalt, (1990-91)
• Leslie Bassett, Suite (1957)
• Luciano Berio, Sequenza V (1966)
• Leonard Bernstein, Elegy for Mippy II (1948)
• Howard J. Buss, A Day in the City (1986), Camel Music (1975), On the Stroke of Midnight (2021)
• John Cage, Solo for Sliding Trombone (1957-1958)
• Elliott Carter, Gra (1994)
• Elliott Carter, Retracing V (2011)
• David Cope, Three Pieces (1966)
• David Cope, B.T.R.B. for Bass Trombonist (1971)
• Peter Maxwell Davies, Judas Mercator (2004)
• David Del Tredici, The Felix Variations for Bass Trombone (2010)
• Franco Donatoni, Scaglie (1992)
• Pascal Dusapin, Indeed (1987)
• Einar Englund, Panorama (1976)
• Luca Francesconi, Respiro (1987)
• Vinko Globokar, Échanges (1973)
• Vinko Globokar, Oblak semen (1996)
• Tom Johnson, Sequenza minimalista (1993)
• Tom Johnson, Tilework (2003)
• Alvin Lucier, Stacks for Trombone, Multimedia and Sculpture (1993)
• Allen Molineux, Manipulations (1972)
• Vincent Persichetti, Parable XVIII, Op. 133 (1975)
• Folke Rabe, Basta (1982)
• Frederic Rzewski, Last Judgement (1969)
• Giacinto Scelsi, Tre pezzi (1957)
• Karlheinz Stockhausen, In Freundschaft, Nr. 46¹²/₁₃ (1977)
• Karlheinz Stockhausen, Signale zur Invasion, 2. ex Nr. 61 (1992)
• Christian Wolff, Peggy (1993)
• Iannis Xenakis, Keren (1986)

Trombone and piano

• Bert Appermont, Sketches of Spring (2005)
• Bert Appermont, Colors for Trombone (2008)
• Leslie Bassett, Sonata (1954)
• William Bolcom, Trombone Concerto (2016)
• Howard J. Buss, Trombone Concerto (1985), Trek! (1999), Sonata Lyrique (2020)
• Vladislav Blazhevich, Concerto No. 1, Concerto No. 2 (1924), Concerto No. 3, Concerto No. 4, Concerto No. 5, Concerto No. 6, Concerto No. 7, Concerto No. 8, Concerto No. 9 (1926), Concerto No. 10, Concerto No. 11, Concerto No. 12, Concerto No. 13, 10 Concert Pieces (1935)
• John Cage, Two⁵ (1991)
• Henry Cowell, Hymn and Fuguing Tune No. 13 (1960)
• James Curnow, Fantasy for Trombone (1992)
• Jean-Michel Defaye, Deux Danses (1950)
• Léo Delibes, Morceau à déchiffrer (1887)
• Edison Denisov, Choral Varié (1975)
• Pierre Max Dubois, Histoires de trombone (1978)
• Pierre Max Dubois, Menuet d’automne (1978)
• Pierre Max Dubois, La danse du hérisson (1980)
• Henri Dutilleux, Choral, cadence et fugato (1950)
• Launy Grøndahl, Concerto for Trombone (1924)
• Alexandre Guilmant, Morceau Symphonique, Op.88 (1902)
• Jennifer Higdon, Legacy, version C (1999)
• Paul Hindemith, Trombone Sonata (1941)
• Vagn Holmboe, Trombone Sonata, Op. 172a (1987)
• Søren Hyldgaard, Rapsodia Borealis (2001)
• Arthur Honegger, Hommage du trombone exprimant la tristesse de l'auteur absent (1925)
• Alan Hovhaness, O World, Op. 32, No. 2 (1960)
• Joseph Jongen, Aria et polonaise, Op.128 (1944)
• Ernst Krenek, 5 Pièces (1967)
• György Kurtág, Six Pieces (1999)
• Alvin Lucier, Panorama (1993)
• Otto Luening' Sonata (1953)
• Frank Martin, Ballade (1940)
• Johan de Meij, Canticles (2007)
• Allen Molineux Sonata (2023)
• Lior Navok Samsara (2020)
• Pauline Oliveros, The Gender of Now: There But Not There (2005)
• Guy Ropartz, Pièce (1908)
• Camille Saint-Saëns, Cavatine, Op. 144 (1915)
• Alexander Tcherepnin, Andante, Op. 64 (1939)
• Carl Maria von Weber, Romanza appassionata in C minor (doubtful authenticity)
• Christian Wolff, Ruth (1991)
• Shai Cohen, Remez (2021)

Trombone choir

See also: Equale.

• Bert Appermont, Golden Glow for 4 Trombones (2013)
• Gilbert Amy, Posaunen for 4 Trombones (1987)
• Louis Andriessen, Rage, rage against the dying of the light for 4 Trombones (1966)
• Alexander Arutiunian, Dance for 4 Trombones (1989)
• Leslie Bassett, Quartet for 4 Trombones (1949)
• Leslie Bassett, 12 Duos for 2 or 4 Trombones (1974)
• Leslie Bassett, Three Equale for 4 Trombones (1996)
• Ludwig van Beethoven, Drei Equale für vier Posaunen, WoO 30 for 4 Trombones (1812)
• Anton Bruckner, Two Aequali, WAB 114 & 149 for 3 Trombones (1847)
• Howard J. Buss, Odyssey for 4 Trombones (1987), Levi's Dream for 4 Trombones (2011), Brom Bones for 8 Trombones (2010), Showdown for 10 Trombones (1987), Prayer for 12 Trombones (2015), Trombone Graffiti for 4 Trombones (2016),
• Vladislav Blazhevich, Impromptu for 12 Trombones (1915), Fantasy for 12 Trombones (1920s)
• Michael Daugherty, Steamboat for Trombone Choir (2014)
• Pierre Max Dubois, Cahin-caha for 2 Trombones (1978)
• Pierre Max Dubois, A petits pas for 3 Trombones (1978)
• Pierre Max Dubois, A toute coulisse for 4 Trombones (1978)
• Pierre Max Dubois, Easy sliding for 8 Trombones
• Pascal Dusapin, Sly for 4 Trombones (1987)
• Karlheinz Essl, Faites vos jeux! for 4-8 Trombones (2004)
• Christopher Fox, stone.wind.rain.sun¹ for 4 Trombones (1990)
• Vinko Globokar, Discours II for 5 Trombones (1968)
• Gordon Jacob, Octet for 8 Trombones (1981)
• Georg Friedrich Haas, Octet for 8 Trombones (2015)
• Alois Hába, Suite in quarter-tones, Op. 72 for 4 Trombones (1944)
• Luca Lombardi, Proporzioni for 4 Trombones (1969)
• Luca Lombardi, Mirum for 4 Trombones (1984)
• Per Nørgård, Krystaller-Massiver-Kaskader for 12 Trombones (2004)
• Arvo Pärt, Summa for 4 Trombones (2008)
• Rolf Riehm, No Velvet Mute For Lullabies for 4 Trombones (2005)
• Frederic Rzewski, Last Judgement, version for several Trombones (1969)
• Manfred Stahnke, COWS & BELLS for 8 Trombones (1995)
• Charles Wuorinen, Consort of Four Trombones (1960)

Trombone and instrument(s)

• Kalevi Aho, Epilogue for Trombone and Organ (1998)
• Richard Barrett, EARTH for Trombone and Percussionist (1987-88)
• Richard Barrett, Aurora for Quartertone Flugelhorn and Alto Trombone (2005-10)
• Leslie Bassett, Concerto Lirico (1983)
• Harrison Birtwistle, Duet 5, for Horn and Trombone (2014)
• Hayo Boerema, Mutations for Trombone and Organ (2022)
• John Cage, Five³ for Trombone and String Quartet (1991)
• Friedrich Cerha, Quintett for Trombone and String Quartet (2005)
• Friedrich Cerha, Malinconia for Baritone and Trombone (2007)
• Ikuma Dan, Three Letters for Trombone and Harp (1999)
• Iancu Dumitrescu, Nimbus I-III for Trombone(s), Percussion and Tape (1984)
• Peter Maxwell Davies, Aloha Hunter for Trombone and Clarinet (1966)
• David Del Tredici, Dynamic Duo for Bass Trombone and Violin (2013)
• David Del Tredici, David for Bass Trombone and Violin (2015)
• Edward Elgar, Duett for trombone and double bass (1887)
• Karlheinz Essl, exit*glue for Trombone and Electric Guitar (2016)
• Christopher Fox, Hidden Consequences for Microtonal Horn, Trombone and Microtonal Tuba (2009-10)
• Johannes Fritsch, 12'99–01'00 for Trombone and Percussion (2000)
• Beat Furrer, spazio immergente for Soprano and Trombone (2015)
• Gérard Grisey, Solo Pour Deux for Clarinet and Trombone (1981)
• Alois Hába, Suite, Op. 56 for Quarter-tone Trumpet and Trombone (1944)
• Vagn Holmboe, Notater, Op. 140 for 3 Trombones and Tuba (1979)
• Gustav Holst, Duo Concertante for Trombone and Organ (1894)
• Alan Hovhaness, Mysterious Horse Before the Gate, Op. 205 for Trombone and 5 Percussions (1977)
• Jan Koetsier, Partita "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme" for Trombone and Organ, Opus 41/3 (1976)
• Alvin Lucier, Bar Lazy J for Tenor Trombone and Clarinet (2003)
• Johan de Meij, Two-Bone Concerto for 2 Trombones and Piano (2016)
• Octavian Nemescu, Finalpha for Trombone, Percussion and Tape (1990)
• Larry Polansky, Two Children's Songs for Trombone and Tuba (1992)
• Larry Polansky, Three Pieces for Trombone and Tuba (2011)
• Roger Reynolds, ...from behind the unreasoning mask for Trombone, Percussion and Electroacoustic Sound (1974-75)
• Corrado Maria Saglietti, Suite for Alto Trombone and String Quartet (1993)
• R. Murray Schafer, Music for Wilderness Lake for 12 Trombones (1979)
• Ernst Schiffmann, Intermezzo for Trombone and Organ, Opus 53
• Florent Schmitt, Quartet, Op. 109 for 3 Trombones and Tuba (1946)
• Enjott Schneider, Golgatha. Introduction and Chaconne for Trombone and Organ (2010)
• Alfred Schnittke, Schall und Hall for Trombone and Organ (1983)
• Josef Tal, Duo for Trombone and Harp (1989)
• Joan Tower, Elegy for Trombone and String Quartet (1993)
• Christian Wolff, Dark as a Dungeon for Trombone and Double Bass (1977)
• Charles Wuorinen, Archangel for Bass Trombone and String Quartet (1977)
• Charles Wuorinen, Trombone Trio for Trombone, Mallet Instruments and Piano (1985)
• Iannis Xenakis, Zythos for Trombone and 6 Percussionists (1996)

Trombone and ensemble

• Bert Appermont, Colors for Trombone for Trombone and Concert Band (1998)
• Richard Barrett, basalt-E for Trombone, Percussionist and Strings (1990-92)
• William Bolcom, Trombone Concerto for Trombone and Concert Band (2016)
• Steven Bryant, Trombone Concerto for Trombone, Orchestral Winds, and Percussion (2016)
• Friedrich Cerha, Musik for Trombone and Strings (2005)
• Franco Donatoni, Sweet Basil for Trombone and Big Band (1993)
• Peter Eötvös, Paris-Dakar for Trombone, Brass and Percussion (2000)
• Jean Françaix, Concerto pour trombone et 10 instruments à vent (1983)
• Vinko Globokar, Kolo for Trombone, Mixed Choir and Electronics (1988)
• Vinko Globokar, Eppure si muove for Trombone and 11 instruments (2003)
• Launy Grøndahl, Concerto for Trombone, version for Trombone and Concert Band / Brass Band (1924)
• Alan Hovhaness, Symphony No. 34, Op. 310 for Bass Trombone and Strings (1977)
• Alan Hovhaness, Diran (the Religious Singer), Concerto No. 3, Op. 94 for Baritone Trombone and Strings (1948)
• Søren Hyldgaard, Rapsodia Borealis for Trombone and Wind Orchestra (2001)
• Ladislav Kupkovič, Fleisch des Kreuzes (mäso kriza) for Trombone and 10 Percussions (1962)
• David Lang, men for Amplified Trombone and Ensemble (2001)
• Alvin Lucier, Copied Lines, previously Panorama II for Trombone and Strings (2011)
• John Mackey, Harvest: Concerto for Trombone for Trombone and Wind Ensemble (2009)
• David Maslanka, Trombone Concerto for Trombone and Wind Ensemble (2007)
• Johan de Meij, T-Bone Concerto for Trombone and Wind Orchestra / Brass Band (1996)
• Johan de Meij, Canticles for Bass Trombone and Wind Orchestra / Brass Band (2007)
• Darius Milhaud, Concertino d'hiver, Op. 327 for Trombone and String Orchestra (1953)
• Arvo Pärt, Fratres for Trombone, String Orchestra and Percussion (1993)
• Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Concerto for Trombone and Military Band (1877)
• Peter Ruzicka, STILL for Trombone and Ensemble (2016)
• Frederic Rzewski, Moonrise with Memories for Bass Trombone and 6 Instruments (1978)
• Gunther Schuller, Eine Klein Posaunenmusik for Trombone and Ensemble (1980)
• Marco Stroppa, From Needle's Eye for Trombone, Double Quintet and Percussion (1996-2001)
• Charles Wuorinen, Archaeopteryx for Bass Trombone and 10 Players (1978)
• Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, Concerto for Bass Trombone, Strings, Timpani and Cymbals (1989)

Trombone and orchestra

See also: Trombone concerto.

• Kalevi Aho, Symphony No. 9 (1993-94)
• Kalevi Aho, Trombone Concerto (2010)
• Johann Georg Albrechtsberger, Trombone Concerto in B-flat major (1769)^[1]
• Bert Appermont, Colors for Trombone
• Alexander Arutiunian, Concerto for Trombone (1991)
• Luciano Berio, SOLO (1999)
• Ernest Bloch, Symphony for Trombone and Orchestra (1954)
• William Bolcom, Trombone Concerto (2016)
• Carlos Chávez, Concerto for Trombone (1976-77)
• Ferdinand David, Concertino for Trombone, Op. 4 (1837)
• Pascal Dusapin, Watt (1994)
• Rolf Gehlhaar, Lamina! (1977)
• Launy Grøndahl, Concerto for Trombone (1924)
• Georg Friedrich Haas, Trombone Concerto (2016)
• Michael Haydn, Larghetto per il trombone concertato in F major (1763?)^[1]
• Michael Haydn, Trombone Concerto in D major (1764)^[1]
• Vagn Holmboe, Concerto No. 12, Op. 52 (1950)
• Søren Hyldgaard, Concerto Borealis (2001)
• Gordon Jacob, Concerto for Trombone (1956)
• Jouni Kaipainen, 'Life is..., Trombone Concerto, Op.100 (2014)
• James MacMillan, Trombone Concerto (2016)
• Frank Martin, Ballade (1940–41)
• Leopold Mozart, Trombone Concerto from Serenade in G major (1762)^[1]
• Michael Nyman, Concerto for Trombone (1995)
• Arvo Pärt, An den Wassern zu Babel saßen wir und weinten for Trombone and Chamber Orchestra (1995)
• Wolfgang Rihm, Canzona per sonare (1952)
• Nino Rota, Concerto per Trombone (1966)
• Christopher Rouse, Trombone Concerto (1991)
• Jan Sandström, Motorcykelkonserten, Trombone Concerto No. 1 (1988-89)
• Jan Sandström, Don Quixote, Trombone Concerto No. 2 (1994)
• Kazimierz Serocki, Trombone Concerto (1953)
• Nathaniel Shilkret, Concerto for Trombone (1942)
• Toru Takemitsu, Fantasma/Cantos II (1994)
• Jukka Tiensuu, Suuna, Trombone Concerto (2017)
• Melinda Wagner, Concerto for Trombone (2007)
• Georg Christoph Wagenseil, Trombone Concerto in E-flat major (1755?)^[1]
• Iannis Xenakis, Troorkh (1991)
• Takashi Yoshimatsu, Orion Machine, Trombone Concerto (1993)
• Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, Trombone Concerto (1988)

Trombone, soloist(s) and ensemble / orchestra

• Michael Daugherty, Rosa Parks Boulevard for 3 Trombones and Orchestra / Symphonic Band (2014)
• Beat Furrer, spazio immergente III for Soprano, Trombone and Strings (2019)
• Michael Haydn, Concertino in D major for Horn, Trombone and Orchestra (1767)^[1]
• Jennifer Higdon, Low Brass Concerto for 2 Tenor Trombones, Bass Trombone, Tuba and Orchestra (2017)
• Helmut Lachenmann, NUN for Flute, Trombone, Male Choir and Orchestra (1999)
• Johan de Meij, Two-Bone Concerto for 2 Trombones and Wind Orchestra / Brass Band (2016)
• Leopold Mozart, Serenade for Trumpet, Trombone and Orchestra (1762)
• Pauline Oliveros, The Heart of Tones - Mixed realities for Trombones, Voices & Ensemble in Mixed Reality (2008)
• Arvo Pärt, Pari intervallo for Clarinet, Trombone and String Orchestra (1976)
• Toru Takemitsu, Gémeaux for Oboe, Trombone and 2 Orchestras (1971-86)
• Georg Christoph Wagenseil, Memoriam from Confitebor for Trombone, Alto and Orchestra (1760?)^[1]

Electronic / Electroacoustic

• Barry Anderson, Sound The Tucket Sonance And The Note To Mount for Trombone and Tape (1980)
• Richard Barrett, mask for Trombone and Optional Electronics (2017-18)
• Richard Barrett, membrane for Trombone and Electronics (2017-19)
• Howard J. Buss, Alien Loop de Loops for Trombone or Bass trombone and electronic recording (2015)
• Karlheinz Essl, Si! for Trombone, Live Electronics and Surround Sound (2012)
• Christopher Fox, Recirculation for Bass Trombone and Tape (1981-82)
• Christopher Fox, stone.wind.rain.sun¹ for Trombone and Tape (1990)
• Luca Francesconi, Animus for Trombone and Live Electronics (1995-96)
• Rolf Gehlhaar, Rondell for Trombone and Delay (1975)
• Vinko Globokar, Prestop II for Trombone and Electronics (1991)
• Jonathan Harvey, Ricercare una melodia for Trombone and Electronics (1984)
• Alvin Lucier, Wind Shadows for Trombone and Pure Wave Oscillators (1994)
• Octavian Nemescu, IN PAR for Trombone and Tape (1988)
• Phill Niblock, A Trombone Piece for Taped Trombone (1977)
• Phill Niblock, A Third Trombone for Taped Trombone (1979)
• Pauline Oliveros, Theater Piece for Trombone Player for Trombone, Pipes and Tape (1966)
• Pauline Oliveros, The Heart of Tones for Trombone and Electronics (1999)
• Pauline Oliveros, Red Shifts for Trombone, Oscillators and Noise (2000)
• Pauline Oliveros, Big Room for Trombone and Expanded Instrument System (2003)
• Wolfgang von Schweinitz, JUZ (a Yodel Cry), Op. 40 for Trombone and Echo Sounds (1999/2009)
• Karlheinz Stockhausen, Signale zur Invasion, 2. ex Nr. 61 for Trombone and Electronics (1992)
• Marco Stroppa, I will not kiss your f.ing flag for Trombone and Electronics (2005)

References

• Web site: For trombone, piano. IMSLP.
• Web site: pour Trombone. ircam.
• Web site: pour Trombone et ensemble/orchestre. ircam.
• Web site: pour Duo de cuivre et clavier. ircam.

Notes and References

1. Web site: TROMBONE HISTORY: 18TH CENTURY. WILL KIMBALL.