Johannes Brahms (1833-1897), was a German composer of the Romantic era who used trombones sparingly but strategically.
Academic Festival Overture (1880) is a celebratory collage of German student songs. Trombones are silent for much of this composition but when they do make an appearance late in the work, they add ceremonial authority.
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) was a German composer of the Classical and Romantic periods.
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 ‘Choral’, is one of the three symphonies by Beethoven to include trombones (see also the 5th and 6th symphonies).
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) was a German composer of the Classical and Romantic periods.
Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 is notable (particularly for trombone players) for being the first symphony to include trombones.
J.S. Bach (1685-1750) was a German composer of the Baroque era.
Bach’s Cantata No. 121 is a rare instance of his use of trombones. Trombones qre used sparingly, limited to the chorale at the end of the cantata. The alto trombone doubles violin II, the tenor trombone doubles the violas and the bass trombone doubles the continuo.
