Orchestral trombone solo passages
These excerpts are made available for the educational benefit of University of Colorado Boulder College of Music studentsin accordance with the U.S. Copyright Law, Chapter 1, Section 107.
The excerpts listed below are the result of William Stanley’s many years’gathering solo passages from orchestral repertoire (with a nod to opera, chamber and brass ensemble) that he has played, listened to and heard about from others. These are true solo excerpts—not section tuttisor other non-solo prominent passages. Depending on your personal experience, some of what you find here may be obvious ... or new to you.
This is an ongoing project: As new solos are found, the list will grow. EmailWilliam Stanleyif you know of a work that should be included here, or if you discover a solo passage in a new piece. Other feedback, including corrections, is also welcome.
Students are encouraged to purchase recordings of the complete pieces to hear these solos in context and to expand your listening repertory.Using complete parts is always the preferred way to learn orchestral rep.Please purchase your own parts of copyrighted material from the publisher when available.
Adams, John - Chamber Symphonyexcerptaudio
Adams, John - City Noirexcerptaudio
Adams, John - Dr. Atomic Symphonyexcerptaudio
Arnold, Malcolm - Tam O'Shanter Overtureexcerptaudio
Ayers, Richard - No. 42 (In the Alps)excerptaudio
Bartok, Bela - Concerto for Orchestraexcerptaudio
Bartok, Bela - The Miraculous Mandarinexcerptaudio
Berwald, Franz - Symphonie No. 1 (Symphonie serieuse)excerptaudio
Bristow, George Frederick - Symphony No. 2audio
Britten, Benjamin - Gloriana: Opera in Three Actsexcerptaudio
Carter, Eliott - Three Occasions for Orchestra: Remembranceexcerptaudio
Chavez, Carlos - Symphony No. 4 (Sinfonia Romantica)excerptaudio
Chavez, Carlos - Suite de Caballos de Vapor (Horse Power Suite) in progress
Copland, Aaron - Rodeoexcerptaudio
Copland, Aaron - Third Symphonyexcerptaudio
Copland, Aaron - Lincoln Portraitexcerptaudio
Crumb, George - Star Child in progress
Daugherty, Michael - Motor City Tryptich [sic]excerptaudio
Donizetti, Gaetano - La favorita (opera)excerptaudio
Duffy, John - Symphony No. 1excerptaudio
Dvořák, Antonin - Symphony No. 6excerptaudio
Ellington, Duke - Black, Brown, and Beige Suiteexcertaudio
Ellington, Duke - Harlemexcerptaudio
Gershwin, George - An American in Parisexcerptaudio
Gershwin, George - Rhapsody in Blueexcerptaudio
Golijov, Osvaldo - Nazarenoexcerptaudio
Haydn, Michael - Divertimento in Dexcerptaudio
Hindemith, Paul - Konzertmusikexcerptaudio
Hovhaness, Alan - Symphony No. 4 in progress
Ives, Charles - Symphony No. 4excerptaudio
Ives, Charles/William Schuman - Variations on "America"excerptaudio
Janáček, Leoš - Sinfoniettaexcerptaudio
Kern, Jerome - Portrait for Orchestra: Mark Twainexcerptaudio
Mahler, Gustav - Symphony No. 2excerptaudio
Mahler, Gustav - Symphony No. 3excerptaudio
Mahler, Gustav - Symphony No. 5excerptaudio
Mahler, Gustav - Symphony No. 7excerptaudio
Milhaud, Darius - Le creation du mondeexcerptaudio
Moncayo, Juan Pablo - Huapangoexcerptaudio
Mozart, W. A. - Die Schuldekeit des ersten gebotsexcerptaudio
Mozart, W.A. - Mass in C minor (Weisenhaussmesse)excerptaudio
Mozart, W.A. - Requiemexcerptaudio
Ravel, Maurice - Boleroexcerptaudio
Ravel, Maurice - Daphnis et Chloeexcerptaudio
Ravel, Maurice - L'enfant et les Sortilegesexcerptaudio
Ravel, Maurice - Piano Concerto for the Left Handexcerptaudio
Respighi, Ottorino - Feste Romane (Roman Festivals)excerptaudio
Schnittke, Alfred - Symphony No. 1 in progress
Shostakovich, Dimitri - Symphony No. 4excerptaudio
Shostakovich, Dimitri - Symphony No. 9excerptaudio
Shostakovich, Dimitri - Symphony No. 15excerptaudio
Shostakovich, Dimitri - Waltz No. 2excerptaudio
Sibelius, Jean - Symphony No. 2excerptaudio
Sibelius, Jean - Symphony No. 7excerptaudio
Strauss, Richard - Symphonic Fantasie aus Die Frau ohne Schattenexcerptaudio
Strauss, Richard - Le bourgeois gentilhommeexcerptaudio
Stravinsky, Igor - L'Histoire du Soldatexcerptaudio
Stravinsky, Igor - Pulcinella Suiteexcerptaudio
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich - Symphony No. 6excerptaudio
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich - The Nutcrackerexcerptaudio
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich - The Tempestexcerptaudio
Thomas, Ambroise - Hamlet (opera)excerptaudio
Thomas, Michael Tilson - From the Diary of Anne Frankexcerptaudio
Tomasi, Henri - Fanfares liturgiquesexcerptaudio
Wagner, Richard -Overture to the Flying Dutchmanexcerptaudio
Walker, George -Orpheusexcerptaudio
Weill, Kurt - Symphony No. 2excerptaudio
Xenakis, Iannis - Jonchaiesexcerptaudio
Zender, Hans - Schubert's Winterreise - a composed interpretation (1993)excerptaudio