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What is a trombone?

What is a trombone? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A musical instrument in the brass family, having a cylindrical bore, and usually a sliding tube (but sometimes piston valves, and rarely both). Most often refers to the tenor trombone, which is the most common type of trombone and has a fundamental tone of B♭ˌ (contra B♭).
  2. The common European bittern.
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Cello, saxophone, contra-bass, viola, trombone and piano converse in a tone at once astringent and oddly assuasive.
While they were eating, a small jazz band in the corner, made up of only a trumpet, trombone, clarinet, tuba, flute, and drums, provided music.
Arbez spent his childhood playing trombone in a jazz band before discovering the dancefloor.
My mother played some piano and my father was able to play violin, some piano, saxophone, clarinet, trumpet and trombone.
Soon afterwards, he joined the local brass band, learning first the trombone, then the trumpet and cornet.
Any trombone student needs to have the knowledge of the alto and tenor clefs to be able to become a complete, well-rounded musician.

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