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From the New Grove Dictionary:

Trombone

(Fr., It. trombone; Ger. Posaune).

A brass lip-reed aerophone with a predominantly cylindrical bore. The most common trombones are the tenor and bass counterparts of the trumpet. In its most familiar form the trombone is characterized by a telescopic slide with which the player varies the length of the tube; hence the term ‘slide trombone’ (Fr. trombone à coulisse, Ger. Zugposaune, It. trombone a tiro; Fr. and Eng. up to the 18th century, saqueboute, sackbut). Both the Italian and German names for trombone are derived from terms for trumpet: trombone (large trumpet) from the Italian tromba(trumpet), and Posaune from Buzûne, derived in turn from the French buisine (straight trumpet).

Why a page on the trombone an a “technology” website? The trombone is my primary instrument and it would be remiss of me not to mention it. The majority of content that was available here before has been moved to my on-line Trombone course in the Example Courses section of MusicTech. This course is intended to showcase the practical use of an online component in traditional studio instruction.