Romantic

Robert Schumann (1810-1856) was an German composer of the Romantic period.

Schumann completed Symphony No. 4 in 1841.

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) was a German composer of the Romantic period.

The Oratorio ‘Elijah’ by Mendelssohn was completed in 1847.

Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904), was a Czech composer of the Romantic era.

Dvořák completed Symphony No. 9 in 1893.

Anton Bruckner (1824-1896), was an Austrian composer of the Romantic era.

Bruckner completed Symphony No. 9 in 1896.

Orchestra Audition History

• Vancouver Symphony Orchestra - Bass Trombone - 2026

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Background

Anton Bruckner (1824-1896), was an Austrian composer of the Romantic era.

Bruckner completed Symphony No. 7 in 1883.

Anton Bruckner (1824-1896), was an Austrian composer of the Romantic era.

Bruckner completed Symphony No. 1 in 1866.

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.