Ken Shifrin: The Alto Trombone in the Orchestra: 1800-2000
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Chapter 1
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[Austria] Vienna, courtesy of Mag. Ingrid Lies of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Wien, Schubert, C Major Symphony, original handwritten alto and tenor trombone parts.
Chapter 2
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Chapter 3
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Chapter 4
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Chapter 5
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Coda
[Austria] Vienna, Lehmann Collection, courtesy of Regina Busch, Alban Berg Gesamtausgabe, Berg, Drei Orchesterstücke, original autograph (1913).
[Austria] Vienna, Universal Edition, courtesy of Claudia Patsch, Berg, Drei Orchesterstücke, edited version(1923).
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Contents
- Introduction
- Part I
Alto-Tenor-Bass Trombone Trio - Chapter 1
From Beethoven to Schumann - Chapter 2
Ascent of the Tenor Trombone - Part II
Alto Trombone is Rarer Than it Was - Chapter 3
Bruckner - Chapter 4
Brahms - Chapter 5
Dvořák - Coda
Orchestral Alto Trombone in the 20th Century - Bibliography
- Author Biography
- Appendices 1 and 2
- Appendix 1
- Appendix 2
- Appendix 3
- Music Examples


