Symphonie fantastique - Berlioz

Symphonie Fantastique is a standard audition excerpt for tenor and bass trombones.

Berlioz - Symphonie fantastique - Excerpt 1

Excerpts

Trombone section excerpt (with tuba) - all parts, Southeast Trombone Symposium.

Full orchestra excerpt - Buenos Aires Philharmonic.

Orchestra Audition History


Background

Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) was a French composer of the Romantic period.

Symphonie fantastique was completed in 1830.

To learn more about the composer, visit Hector Berlioz on Wikipedia.

For more on the composition, visit Symphonie Fantastique on Wikipedia.

Performance

Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique op. 14 (full) | University Orchestra Weimar

Trombone Parts and Full Score

The full score of Symphonie fantastique is available on IMSLP.org.

NOTE: IMSLP provides access to public-domain scores and parts, with copyright status varying by country. Users are responsible for observing applicable copyright laws.

Trombone parts are available on IMSLP.org as follows:

Ranges and clefs by Part

Syymphonie fantastique- Trombone Ranges


More Berlioz

Trombone Resources playlist of Berlioz with trombones in the instrumentation.