Welcome to TromboneExcerpts.org!
A one-stop web resource for tenor and bass trombone excerpts commonly asked on orchestral auditions, created by Seth T. Vatt. Each example has an excerpt from actual music parts, and numerous mp3 audio clips of orchestras playing that excerpt in context. The site will gradually become more interactive, possibly with a discussion forum and a rating system for users to rank each individual recording according to their personal taste, but please remember that there is no one single "correct" interpretation of a musical work. Take a positive approach, listening to each example with the intent of gleaning new information to make your own performance better.
UPDATE 6/19/08: A submitted Boston SO recording to Hungarian March!
UPDATE 6/14/08: Borodin Polovetsian Dances! Booyah! Happy Father's Day to all!
UPDATE 6/6/08: Berlioz Roman Carnival and Borodin Steppes of Central Asia are now up along with an updated Recording Master List.
PLEASE CONTRIBUTE!
This site is designed to expand as older music makes its way to the digital age, and as new recordings become available. If you have a favorite recording not shown on our current master list that you would like to see on this site, please email us for submission instructions.