0 a type of brass musical wind instrument, on which the pitch of notes is altered by sliding a tube in and out -- trombón
He plays the trombone
He played a tune on his trombone.
Here, performance of trombone, overwhelmingly dominated by men, is forced into an alien context.
As an example of physical limitations, consider what would happen if we wanted to build a trombone that could play two tones at once.
Another alternating series of collections, this one expressed as a melodic canon in the trombone parts, begins as the opening chords fade away.
Morph from angry cat to trombone (2.48 s) 41.
In the third section, 'matter/mater/meter/muthos' is progressively broken up and fragmented into shortened syllables, while the trombone sings and plays simultaneously.
The trombones are less successful, sounding too metallic and bodiless.
I was intrigued by the idea of composing a work for a woman playing the trombone.
The trombone, long associated with male performers, is transformed by a female performer accompanied by a feminist text.
