(Plain) Trombone
Hello again! This time I was searching around on wiki, again, about trombones. But I was wondering if that "Trombone" (not alto, not tenoro, "the nothing" trombone) actually "exists". The most usual Trombones are Alto and Tenoro ones but in Musescore, the common one is called plainly: Trombone. I say that because for me it seems to be really general. Actually the alto one seems to be the most used one but it has the alto clef, which that "plain" trombone doesn't. So what type is that (plainly called) Trombone anyway?
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A standard trombone is usually referred to as a Tenor Trombone.
In reply to A standard trombone is… by jcain
Oh... I see but I think Musescore should call it "Tenor Trombone" and not just "Trombone"... I still have the feeling Alto Trombone is more common.
In reply to Oh... I see but I think… by [DELETED] 32872726
Tenor Trombone exists in MuseScore too
In reply to Tenor Trombone exists in… by Jojo-Schmitz
That's a bit weird... I think. Why have both though?
In reply to That's a bit weird... I… by [DELETED] 32872726
Just in case you want or need to get explicit. Like if you have Alto and Tenor Trombone in the same score
In reply to Oh... I see but I think… by [DELETED] 32872726
It's generally understood that "trombone" with no modifier means tenor trombone, and many if not most scores notate it that way, so MuseScore provides that. But since some notate it as tenor trombone, we provide that option too, mostly as a convenience so you don't need to add it as plain trombone then change the name manually.
In reply to It's generally understood… by Marc Sabatella
Oh... well, I was sure Alto was the standard, cause I see that one a lot in Stravinsky's scores. Hehe.
In reply to Oh... well, I was sure Alto… by [DELETED] 32872726
A very few of my trombonist friends own an alto trombone. Those that don't own one use a tenor trombone on alto trombone parts. If the part just says "trombone" I would think it means "use whatever type of trombone is convenient/available".
It's a somewhat similar situation with tuba parts. In an orchestral situation they very rarely specify what variety of tuba to use (Bb, Eb, F, C).
In reply to Oh... well, I was sure Alto… by [DELETED] 32872726
The fact that you see it explicitly notated as "alto" is one clue that is not the standard :-). Think also for example of flute clarinet, which almost never say "soprano" in a score, but if someone wants an alto flute or clarinet, they'll definitely say so.
In MuseScore the plain Trombone seems identical with the Tenor Trombone, same range, same clef
In reply to In MuseScore the plain… by Jojo-Schmitz
Yee, I got it.