The repertoire for Baroque- and Classical-era trombone or sackbutt (or sackbut, or, least elegantly of all, sagbutt) as a solo instrument is not large, but it is larger than the rare performances of such works that have yet revealed; pieces like those heard on this disc require a different technique from that used for a modern trombone, and they must look technically intimidating indeed on music paper. The Baroque trombone has a gentler sound than its modern counterpart, somewhat resembling a horn. It requires much less ...
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The repertoire for Baroque- and Classical-era trombone or sackbutt (or sackbut, or, least elegantly of all, sagbutt) as a solo instrument is not large, but it is larger than the rare performances of such works that have yet revealed; pieces like those heard on this disc require a different technique from that used for a modern trombone, and they must look technically intimidating indeed on music paper. The Baroque trombone has a gentler sound than its modern counterpart, somewhat resembling a horn. It requires much less breath than the modern trombone, enabling the player to produce a wide range of ornamentation. Examples abound in the first movement of the opening Concerto for trombone and orchestra in B flat major by Johann Georg Albrechtsberger, composed in 1769, and the work's discoverers initially questioned its designation as a trombone piece on the grounds that the solo line was too complex. Dutch trombonist Jörgen van Rijen shows otherwise in a smooth performance worked out in close...
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