Trombone repertoire

This page lists classical pieces in the trombone repertoire, including solo works, concertenti and chamber music of which trombone plays a significant part.

Solo trombone

Hans Abrahamsen, Kharon
Kalevi Aho, Solo XIII
Louis Andriessen, Toespraak for Speaking Trombonist
Georges Aperghis, Ruinen
Malcolm Arnold, Fantasy, Op. 101
Richard Barrett, basalt,
Leslie Bassett, Suite
Luciano Berio, Sequenza V
Leonard Bernstein, Elegy for Mippy II
Howard J. Buss, A Day in the City, Camel Music, On the Stroke of Midnight
John Cage, Solo for Sliding Trombone
Elliott Carter, Retracing V
David Cope, Three Pieces
David Cope, B.T.R.B. for Bass Trombonist
Peter Maxwell Davies, Judas Mercator
David Del Tredici, The Felix Variations for Bass Trombone
Franco Donatoni, Scaglie
Pascal Dusapin, Indeed
Einar Englund, Panorama
Luca Francesconi, Respiro
Vinko Globokar, Échanges
Vinko Globokar, Oblak semen
Tom Johnson, Sequenza minimalista
Tom Johnson, Tilework
Alvin Lucier, Stacks for Trombone, Multimedia and Sculpture
Allen Molineux, Manipulations
Vincent Persichetti, Parable XVIII, Op. 133
Folke Rabe, Basta
Frederic Rzewski, Last Judgement
Giacinto Scelsi, Tre pezzi
Karlheinz Stockhausen, In Freundschaft, Nr. 46¹²/₁₃
Karlheinz Stockhausen, Signale zur Invasion, 2. ex Nr. 61
Christian Wolff, Peggy
Iannis Xenakis, ''Keren''

Trombone and piano

Bert Appermont, Sketches of Spring
Bert Appermont, Colors for Trombone
Leslie Bassett, Sonata
William Bolcom, Trombone Concerto
Howard J. Buss, Trombone Concerto, Trek!, Sonata Lyrique
Vladislav Blazhevich, Concerto No. 1, Concerto No. 2, Concerto No. 3, Concerto No. 4, Concerto No. 5, Concerto No. 6, Concerto No. 7, Concerto No. 8, Concerto No. 9, Concerto No. 10, Concerto No. 11, Concerto No. 12, Concerto No. 13, 10 Concert Pieces
John Cage, Two⁵
Henry Cowell, Hymn and Fuguing Tune No. 13
James Curnow, Fantasy for Trombone
Jean-Michel Defaye, Deux Danses
Léo Delibes, Morceau à déchiffrer
Edison Denisov, Choral Varié
Pierre Max Dubois, Histoires de trombone
Pierre Max Dubois, Menuet d’automne
Pierre Max Dubois, La danse du hérisson
Henri Dutilleux, Choral, cadence et fugato
Gala Flagello, Memory Home
Gala Flagello, A Crab, A Quill
Gala Flagello, Comments by Computers
Launy Grøndahl, Concerto for Trombone
Alexandre Guilmant, Morceau Symphonique, Op.88
Jennifer Higdon, Legacy, version C
Paul Hindemith, Trombone Sonata
Vagn Holmboe, Trombone Sonata, Op. 172a
Søren Hyldgaard, Rapsodia Borealis
Arthur Honegger, Hommage du trombone exprimant la tristesse de l'auteur absent
Alan Hovhaness, O World, Op. 32, No. 2
Joseph Jongen, Aria et polonaise, Op.128
Ernst Krenek, 5 Pièces
György Kurtág, Six Pieces
Alvin Lucier, Panorama
Otto Luening' Sonata
Frank Martin, Ballade
Johan de Meij, Canticles
Allen Molineux Sonata
Lior Navok Samsara
Pauline Oliveros, The Gender of Now: There But Not There
Guy Ropartz, Pièce
Camille Saint-Saëns, Cavatine, Op. 144
Alexander Tcherepnin, Andante, Op. 64
Carl Maria von Weber, Romanza appassionata in C minor
Christian Wolff, Ruth
Shai Cohen, ''Remez''

Trombone choir

Bert Appermont, Golden Glow for 4 Trombones
Gilbert Amy, Posaunen for 4 Trombones
Louis Andriessen, Rage, rage against the dying of the light for 4 Trombones
Alexander Arutiunian, Dance for 4 Trombones
Leslie Bassett, Quartet for 4 Trombones
Leslie Bassett, 12 Duos for 2 or 4 Trombones
Leslie Bassett, Three Equale for 4 Trombones
Ludwig van Beethoven, Drei Equale für vier Posaunen, WoO 30 for 4 Trombones
Anton Bruckner, Two Aequali, WAB 114 & 149 for 3 Trombones
Howard J. Buss, Odyssey for 4 Trombones, Levi's Dream for 4 Trombones, Brom Bones for 8 Trombones, Showdown for 10 Trombones, Prayer for 12 Trombones, Trombone Graffiti for 4 Trombones,
Vladislav Blazhevich, Impromptu for 12 Trombones, Fantasy for 12 Trombones
Michael Daugherty, Steamboat for Trombone Choir
Pierre Max Dubois, Cahin-caha for 2 Trombones
Pierre Max Dubois, A petits pas for 3 Trombones
Pierre Max Dubois, A toute coulisse for 4 Trombones
Pierre Max Dubois, Easy sliding for 8 Trombones
Pascal Dusapin, Sly for 4 Trombones
Karlheinz Essl, Faites vos jeux! for 4-8 Trombones
Christopher Fox, stone.wind.rain.sun¹ for 4 Trombones
Vinko Globokar, Discours II for 5 Trombones
Gordon Jacob, Octet for 8 Trombones
Georg Friedrich Haas, Octet for 8 Trombones
Alois Hába, Suite in quarter-tones, Op. 72 for 4 Trombones
Luca Lombardi, Proporzioni for 4 Trombones
Luca Lombardi, Mirum for 4 Trombones
Per Nørgård, Krystaller-Massiver-Kaskader for 12 Trombones
Arvo Pärt, Summa for 4 Trombones
Rolf Riehm, No Velvet Mute For Lullabies for 4 Trombones
Frederic Rzewski, Last Judgement, version for several Trombones
Manfred Stahnke, COWS & BELLS for 8 Trombones
Charles Wuorinen, ''Consort of Four Trombones''

Trombone and instrument(s)

Kalevi Aho, Epilogue for Trombone and Organ
Richard Barrett, EARTH for Trombone and Percussionist
Richard Barrett, Aurora for Quartertone Flugelhorn and Alto Trombone
Leslie Bassett, Concerto Lirico
Harrison Birtwistle, Duet 5, for Horn and Trombone
Hayo Boerema, Mutations for Trombone and Organ
John Cage, Five³ for Trombone and String Quartet
Friedrich Cerha, Quintett for Trombone and String Quartet
Friedrich Cerha, Malinconia for Baritone and Trombone
Ikuma Dan, Three Letters for Trombone and Harp
Iancu Dumitrescu, Nimbus I-III for Trombone, Percussion and Tape
Peter Maxwell Davies, Aloha Hunter for Trombone and Clarinet
David Del Tredici, Dynamic Duo for Bass Trombone and Violin
David Del Tredici, David for Bass Trombone and Violin
Edward Elgar, Duett for trombone and double bass
Karlheinz Essl, exit*glue for Trombone and Electric Guitar
Christopher Fox, Hidden Consequences for Microtonal Horn, Trombone and Microtonal Tuba
Johannes Fritsch, 12'99–01'00 for Trombone and Percussion
Beat Furrer, spazio immergente for Soprano and Trombone
Gérard Grisey, Solo Pour Deux for Clarinet and Trombone
Alois Hába, Suite, Op. 56 for Quarter-tone Trumpet and Trombone
Vagn Holmboe, Notater, Op. 140 for 3 Trombones and Tuba
Gustav Holst, Duo Concertante for Trombone and Organ
Alan Hovhaness, Mysterious Horse Before the Gate, Op. 205 for Trombone and 5 Percussions
Jan Koetsier, Partita "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme" for Trombone and Organ, Opus 41/3
Alvin Lucier, Bar Lazy J for Tenor Trombone and Clarinet
Johan de Meij, Two-Bone Concerto for 2 Trombones and Piano
Octavian Nemescu, Finalpha for Trombone, Percussion and Tape
Larry Polansky, Two Children's Songs for Trombone and Tuba
Larry Polansky, Three Pieces for Trombone and Tuba
Roger Reynolds, ...from behind the unreasoning mask for Trombone, Percussion and Electroacoustic Sound
Corrado Maria Saglietti, Suite for Alto Trombone and String Quartet
R. Murray Schafer, Music for Wilderness Lake for 12 Trombones
Ernst Schiffmann, Intermezzo for Trombone and Organ, Opus 53
Florent Schmitt, Quartet, Op. 109 for 3 Trombones and Tuba
Enjott Schneider, Golgatha. Introduction and Chaconne for Trombone and Organ
Alfred Schnittke, Schall und Hall for Trombone and Organ
Josef Tal, Duo for Trombone and Harp
Joan Tower, Elegy for Trombone and String Quartet
Christian Wolff, Dark as a Dungeon for Trombone and Double Bass
Charles Wuorinen, Archangel for Bass Trombone and String Quartet
Charles Wuorinen, Trombone Trio for Trombone, Mallet Instruments and Piano
Iannis Xenakis, Zythos for Trombone and 6 Percussionists

Trombone and ensemble

Bert Appermont, Colors for Trombone for Trombone and Concert Band
Richard Barrett, basalt-E for Trombone, Percussionist and Strings
William Bolcom, Trombone Concerto for Trombone and Concert Band
Steven Bryant, Trombone Concerto for Trombone, Orchestral Winds, and Percussion
Friedrich Cerha, Musik for Trombone and Strings
Simon Dobson, Shift
Franco Donatoni, Sweet Basil for Trombone and Big Band
Peter Eötvös, Paris-Dakar for Trombone, Brass and Percussion
Jean Françaix, Concerto pour trombone et 10 instruments à vent
Vinko Globokar, Kolo for Trombone, Mixed Choir and Electronics
Vinko Globokar, Eppure si muove for Trombone and 11 instruments
Launy Grøndahl, Concerto for Trombone, version for Trombone and Concert Band / Brass Band
Alan Hovhaness, Symphony No. 34, Op. 310 for Bass Trombone and Strings
Alan Hovhaness, Diran , Concerto No. 3, Op. 94 for Baritone Trombone and Strings
Søren Hyldgaard, Rapsodia Borealis for Trombone and Wind Orchestra
Ladislav Kupkovič, Fleisch des Kreuzes for Trombone and 10 Percussions
David Lang, men for Amplified Trombone and Ensemble
Gordon Langford, Rhapsody
Eric Leidzen, Concertino
Alvin Lucier, Copied Lines, previously Panorama II for Trombone and Strings
John Mackey, Harvest: Concerto for Trombone for Trombone and Wind Ensemble
David Maslanka, Trombone Concerto for Trombone and Wind Ensemble
Johan de Meij, T-Bone Concerto for Trombone and Wind Orchestra / Brass Band
Johan de Meij, Canticles for Bass Trombone and Wind Orchestra / Brass Band
Darius Milhaud, Concertino d'hiver, Op. 327 for Trombone and String Orchestra
Arvo Pärt, Fratres for Trombone, String Orchestra and Percussion
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Concerto for Trombone and Military Band
Peter Ruzicka, STILL for Trombone and Ensemble
Frederic Rzewski, Moonrise with Memories for Bass Trombone and 6 Instruments
Gunther Schuller, Eine Klein Posaunenmusik for Trombone and Ensemble
Marco Stroppa, From Needle's Eye for Trombone, Double Quintet and Percussion
Charles Wuorinen, Archaeopteryx for Bass Trombone and 10 Players
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, ''Concerto for Bass Trombone, Strings, Timpani and Cymbals''

Trombone and orchestra

Kalevi Aho, Symphony No. 9
Kalevi Aho, Trombone Concerto
Johann Georg Albrechtsberger, Trombone Concerto in B-flat major
Bert Appermont, Colors for Trombone
Alexander Arutiunian, Concerto for Trombone
Luciano Berio, SOLO
Ernest Bloch, Symphony for Trombone and Orchestra
William Bolcom, Trombone Concerto
Carlos Chávez, Concerto for Trombone
Ferdinand David, Concertino for Trombone, Op. 4
Pascal Dusapin, Watt
Rolf Gehlhaar, Lamina!
Launy Grøndahl, Concerto for Trombone
Georg Friedrich Haas, Trombone Concerto
Michael Haydn, Larghetto per il trombone concertato in F major
Michael Haydn, Trombone Concerto in D major
Vagn Holmboe, Concerto No. 12, Op. 52
Søren Hyldgaard, Concerto Borealis
Gordon Jacob, Concerto for Trombone
Jouni Kaipainen, Life is..., Trombone Concerto, Op.100
James MacMillan, Trombone Concerto
Frank Martin, Ballade
Leopold Mozart, Trombone Concerto from Serenade in G major
Michael Nyman, Concerto for Trombone
Arvo Pärt, An den Wassern zu Babel saßen wir und weinten for Trombone and Chamber Orchestra
Wolfgang Rihm, Canzona per sonare
Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov, Trombone Concerto
Nino Rota, Concerto per Trombone
Christopher Rouse, Trombone Concerto
Jan Sandström, Motorcykelkonserten, Trombone Concerto No. 1
Jan Sandström, Don Quixote, Trombone Concerto No. 2
Kazimierz Serocki, Trombone Concerto
Nathaniel Shilkret, Concerto for Trombone
Toru Takemitsu, Fantasma/Cantos II
Jukka Tiensuu, Suuna, Trombone Concerto
Melinda Wagner, Concerto for Trombone
Georg Christoph Wagenseil, Trombone Concerto in E-flat major
Iannis Xenakis, Troorkh
Takashi Yoshimatsu, Orion Machine, Trombone Concerto
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, ''Trombone Concerto''

Trombone, soloist(s) and ensemble / orchestra

Michael Daugherty, Rosa Parks Boulevard for 3 Trombones and Orchestra / Symphonic Band
Beat Furrer, spazio immergente III for Soprano, Trombone and Strings
Michael Haydn, Concertino in D major for Horn, Trombone and Orchestra
Jennifer Higdon, Low Brass Concerto for 2 Tenor Trombones, Bass Trombone, Tuba and Orchestra
Helmut Lachenmann, NUN for Flute, Trombone, Male Choir and Orchestra
Johan de Meij, Two-Bone Concerto for 2 Trombones and Wind Orchestra / Brass Band
Leopold Mozart, Serenade for Trumpet, Trombone and Orchestra
Pauline Oliveros, The Heart of Tones - Mixed realities for Trombones, Voices & Ensemble in Mixed Reality
Arvo Pärt, Pari intervallo for Clarinet, Trombone and String Orchestra
Toru Takemitsu, Gémeaux for Oboe, Trombone and 2 Orchestras
Georg Christoph Wagenseil, Memoriam from Confitebor for Trombone, Alto and Orchestra

Electronic / Electroacoustic

Barry Anderson, Sound The Tucket Sonance And The Note To Mount for Trombone and Tape
Richard Barrett, mask for Trombone and Optional Electronics
Richard Barrett, membrane for Trombone and Electronics
Howard J. Buss, Alien Loop de Loops for Trombone or Bass trombone and electronic recording
Karlheinz Essl, Si! for Trombone, Live Electronics and Surround Sound
Christopher Fox, Recirculation for Bass Trombone and Tape
Christopher Fox, stone.wind.rain.sun¹ for Trombone and Tape
Luca Francesconi, Animus for Trombone and Live Electronics
Rolf Gehlhaar, Rondell for Trombone and Delay
Vinko Globokar, Prestop II for Trombone and Electronics
Jonathan Harvey, Ricercare una melodia for Trombone and Electronics
Alvin Lucier, Wind Shadows for Trombone and Pure Wave Oscillators
Octavian Nemescu, IN PAR for Trombone and Tape
Phill Niblock, A Trombone Piece for Taped Trombone
Phill Niblock, A Third Trombone for Taped Trombone
Pauline Oliveros, Theater Piece for Trombone Player for Trombone, Pipes and Tape
Pauline Oliveros, The Heart of Tones for Trombone and Electronics
Pauline Oliveros, Red Shifts for Trombone, Oscillators and Noise
Pauline Oliveros, Big Room for Trombone and Expanded Instrument System
Wolfgang von Schweinitz, JUZ , Op. 40 for Trombone and Echo Sounds
Karlheinz Stockhausen, Signale zur Invasion, 2. ex Nr. 61 for Trombone and Electronics
Marco Stroppa, I will not kiss your f.ing flag for Trombone and Electronics