Welcome to TromboneExcerpts.org!
A resource for the top 70 tenor and bass trombone excerpts commonly asked on orchestral auditions, created by Dr. Seth T. Vatt. Each example has an excerpt from actual music parts, and numerous mp3 audio clips of orchestras playing that excerpt in context. This website is intended as an educational, non-profit study tool. 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. NOTE: Before emailing suggested excerpts, please check the Recording Master List document in the left column to see if it is already listed. This site is not yet complete, but all works listed there WILL eventually be posted.
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*UPDATE!* Check out the 24 excerpts from Mahler 7!
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