Academic Tragic Overture - Brahms
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897), was a German composer of the Romantic era who used trombones sparingly but strategically.
Brahms’s Tragic Overture in D minor (1880) is scored for a large orchestra including three trombones and tuba, it uses the low brass sparingly but effectively with a chorale-like permutation of the main idea.
To learn more about the composer, visit Johannes Brahms on Wikipedia.
For more on the composition, visit Tragic Overture on Wikipedia.
Performance
Symphonic Gems: Brahms - Tragic Overture - Blomstedt | Concertgebouworkest
Excerpts
Tragic Overture audio excerpts are available on tromboneexcerpts.org.
Trombone Parts and Full Score
The full score of Tragic Overture is available on IMSLP.org.
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Trombone parts are available on IMSLP.org as follows:
Ranges and clefs by Part
More Brahms
Trombone Resources playlist of Brahms with Trombones in the instrumentation.