A tromboon

The tromboon is a musical instrument made up of the reed and bocal of the bassoon attached to the body of a trombone instead of the trombone mouthpiece. The name of the instrument is a portmanteau of "trombone" and "bassoon". The sound quality of the instrument is best described as comical. This instrument is called for in the scores of P. D. Q. Bach in his oratorio The Seasonings as well as the Serenude (for devious instruments). Image File history File links Download high resolution version (385x1200, 60 KB) Photograph of a tromboon. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (385x1200, 60 KB) Photograph of a tromboon. ... A reed is a thin strip of material which vibrates to make music. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with bassoon. ... A Fox Instruments bassoon. ... A lip-reed aerophone with a predominantly cylindrical bore, the trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. ... On wind instruments the mouthpiece is that part of the instrument which is placed in, or next to, the players mouth. ... Look up Portmanteau in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... P.D.Q. Bach is the pseudonym under which Professor Peter Schickele has written a substantial body of satirical music, recorded on nearly twenty compact discs on the Vanguard and Telarc labels. ... An oratorio is a large musical composition for orchestra, vocal soloists and chorus. ...

Detailed view of a tromboon; the bassoon reed is on the left

	Tromboon example ( file info)
	The comical sound of the tromboon.
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