Symphony No. 3 - Brahms

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897), was a German composer of the Romantic era who used trombones sparingly but strategically.

Brahms’s Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90, was completed in 1883. Scored for three trombones, they are used only in the outer movements (tacet in the third), adding weight and warmth to the symphony’s climaxes and low sonorities.

To learn more about the composer, visit Johannes Brahms on Wikipedia.

For more on the composition, visit Brahms Symphony No. 3 on Wikipedia.

Performance

Brahms: 3. Sinfonie ∙ hr-Sinfonieorchester ∙ Andrés Orozco-Estrada

Excerpts

Brahms Symphony No. 3 audio excerpts are available on tromboneexcerpts.org.

Trombone Parts and Full Score

The full score of Symphony No. 3 is available on IMSLP.org.

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Trombone parts are available on IMSLP.org as follows:

Ranges and clefs by Part

Brahms Symphony No. 3


More Brahms

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