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: a brass instrument consisting of a long cylindrical metal tube with two turns and having a movable slide or valves for varying the tone and a usual range one octave lower than that of the trumpet
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Maryland Winds musicians, who play bassoon, clarinet, trumpet, trombone, piano, harp and more, will regularly visit Posner’s classes to work with students.
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Lizzy Alspach, Baltimore Sun, 6 Aug. 2024
From trombone solos to electric guitar solos, KEM's backing instrumentals were the best of the entire lineup.
—Meredith Perkins, The Enquirer, 28 July 2024
On a recent Friday in June, the sounds of the sousaphone, trumpet, trombone, saxophone and drums reverberated through a streetcar rolling through Kansas City’s River Market.
—Hg Biggs, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2024
Powered by traditional regional Mexican instruments — like trombones, tololoche and acoustic guitars — and fused with elements of electronic music, the trio’s lead singer Juan Ortega uses his ethereal vocals to narrate their version of Bonnie and Clyde.
—Griselda Flores, Billboard, 5 July 2024
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Lizzy Alspach, Baltimore Sun, 6 Aug. 2024
From trombone solos to electric guitar solos, KEM's backing instrumentals were the best of the entire lineup.
—Meredith Perkins, The Enquirer, 28 July 2024
On a recent Friday in June, the sounds of the sousaphone, trumpet, trombone, saxophone and drums reverberated through a streetcar rolling through Kansas City’s River Market.
—Hg Biggs, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2024
Powered by traditional regional Mexican instruments — like trombones, tololoche and acoustic guitars — and fused with elements of electronic music, the trio’s lead singer Juan Ortega uses his ethereal vocals to narrate their version of Bonnie and Clyde.
—Griselda Flores, Billboard, 5 July 2024
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“Trombone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trombone. Accessed 31 Aug. 2024.
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