Trombone: The trombone (Italian for 'large trumpet') features a moveable U-shaped slide that alters the length of the vibrating tube. Its timbre, illustrated here, is rich and full.

 

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Trombone: The trombone (Italian for 'large trumpet') features a moveable U-shaped slide that alters the length of the vibrating tube. Its timbre, illustrated here, is rich and full.

Slide: An excessive lateral move toward the target in the downswing with either the hips or the entire body, commonly causing a push and or slice

Sackbut: Early brass instrument, ancestor of the trombone.

New Orleans Jazz: Early jazz style characterized by multiple improvisations in an ensemble of cornet (or trumpet), clarinet (or saxophone), trombone, piano, string bass (or tuba), banjo (or guitar) and drums: . . . View Full Definition

Brass Family: The principal orchestral instruments of the brass family, from highest to lowest, are: trumpet, French horn, trombone and tuba. Other brass instruments commonly used in concert and marching . . . View Full Definition

Jazz Band: Instrumental ensemble made up of reeds (saxophones and clarinets), brass (trumpets and trombones), and rhythm sections (percussion, piano, double bass and sometimes guitar).

Big Band: Large jazz ensemble popular in 1930s and 1940s, featuring sections of trumpets, trombones, saxophones (and other woodwinds), and rhythm instruments (piano, double bass, drums and guitar).