Trombone: Difference between revisions
Soprano trombone standard notation is untransposed. Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit |
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Alto trombones are written in untransposed alto clef. | Alto trombones are written in untransposed alto clef. | ||
Soprano trombones are usually written in treble clef, a standard notation is | Soprano trombones are usually written in treble clef, a standard notation is untransposed but transposed up a whole step can be used, the same as Bb trumpets. | ||
Like most brass instruments, trombones sound on an approximated harmonic series, and their ability to gliss encompasses tritones descending downward from each partial. For example, tenor trombones, pitched in Bb have partials of Bb-Bb-F-Bb-D-F-Ab-Bb . . . as per a 1:2:3:4:5:6:7:8 . . . harmonic series, and the glisses can descend a tritone down from each of those partials. This system gives trombones unparalled pitch sensitivity compared to other brass instruments, and in expert hands, trombones are extremely versatile, capable of being extremely lyrical, blending, or raucus as the orchestration requires. | Like most brass instruments, trombones sound on an approximated harmonic series, and their ability to gliss encompasses tritones descending downward from each partial. For example, tenor trombones, pitched in Bb have partials of Bb-Bb-F-Bb-D-F-Ab-Bb . . . as per a 1:2:3:4:5:6:7:8 . . . harmonic series, and the glisses can descend a tritone down from each of those partials. This system gives trombones unparalled pitch sensitivity compared to other brass instruments, and in expert hands, trombones are extremely versatile, capable of being extremely lyrical, blending, or raucus as the orchestration requires. | ||