Johannes Brahms (1833-1897), was a German composer of the Romantic era who used trombones sparingly but strategically.
Brahms completed Symphony No. 2 in 1877. Brahms uses the trombone section with great care in this symphony in both quiet passages and in the dramatic final moments, where the trombones have a magnificent exposed D major chord all to themselves in the final five measures.
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897), was a German composer of the Romantic era who used trombones sparingly but strategically.
Brahms completed Symphony No. 1 in 1876. The trombone section is used sparingly in Symphony No. 1 but does have quiet but exposed passages in the last two movements.
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.
Gustav Mahler (1816-1911) was an Austrian composer whose musical styles spanned the Late Romantic and Early Modern periods.
Mahler’s first symphony (also known as “Titan”) was completed in 1888.
