Detailed view of a tromboon; the bassoon reed is on the left
The tromboon is a musical instrument made up of the reed and bocal of the bassoon attached to the body of a trombone in place of the trombone's leadpipe, combining the reed and the slide for a distinctive and unusual instrument. The name of the instrument is a portmanteau of "trombone" and "bassoon". The sound quality of the instrument is best described as comical and loud; its creator Peter Schickele called it "a hybrid —that's the nicer word— constructed from the parts of a bassoon and a trombone; it has all the disadvantages of both."[1][2] This instrument is called for in the scores of the fictional P. D. Q. Bach in his oratorio The Seasonings,[3] as well as the Serenude (for devious instruments).
References
- ^ "P.D.Q. Bach & Peter Schickele: The Jekyll and Hyde Tour". http://www.schickele.com/concerts/jandh.htm. Retrieved 13 November 2008.
- ^ Dr David Shevin (5 August 2004). "A Viva For Elizabeth Lands". http://www.strangeroad.com/DrDSpeaks/DrDSpeaks008.php. Retrieved 13 November 2008.
- ^ "The Seasonings, Oratorio for Soprano, Alto, Tenor, and Bass Soloists, SATB Chorus, and Orchestra by P. D. Q. Bach [Peter Schickele]", in Notes, Second Series, Vol. 30, No. 4 (June 1974), pp. 863-864. Last accessed 7 June 2008 (subscription required).
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