His family was musical: most of them played as a hobby, and one was a professional trombonist.
Early trombonists adjusted pitch with the slide, and by adding variously shaped and sized crooks.
Lucicamel wins, and sits down on the fallen trombonist while a podium is brought in and the women unzip the camel costume.
He was also a trombonist, trumpeter and alto saxophonist.
He would often end battles of the bands or cutting contests by outplaying other trombonists while operating the slide with his foot!
The vivace finale brings all these techniques into one, requiring the trombonist to exhibit advanced range, legato, double tonguing and flexibility.
He performed as unaccompanied trombonist in an impressive concert set.
The trombonist doubles on bass trombone and tuba.
