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So when Prætorius gives E as the lowest note, he means the lowest note on the lowest 'real' position, which is E in 4th or modern 6th position. Interestingly on a trombone in A, those positions in the first octave correspond to the white notes of a keyboard.
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It has great intensity in all registers, but is most often played in the lower register, where it plays the deepest part (4th trombone) in the four-part trombone group. Those 4 positions are modern 1, 3, 5 and 6. On the other hand, the "contrabass" classification often includes such instruments. The sound of the contrabass trombone has a dark and metallic timbre and ranges from a melodious and subdued piano to massive explosions. Instruments tuned below contrabass instruments, such as the double contrabass flute or subcontrabass saxophone, may be referred to as "double contrabass," "triple contrabass," "subcontrabass," or "octocontrabass" instruments. Nowadays, we name trombones according to their fundamental note in first position. An inventory taken in Stuttgart in 1589 mentions a third trombone, which would also be a bass trombone. For example, the contrabass flute's lowest note is approximately an octave higher than that of the contrabass clarinet. He called the bass trombones fourth and fifth trombones and the contrabass octave trombone. The term "contrabass" is relative, usually denoting a very low-pitched instrument of its type, rather than one in a particular range. Below, youll find a useful chart that shows the most commonly used slide positions for trombone (bass clef in C). While the term most commonly refers to the double bass (which is the bass instrument in the orchestral string family, tuned lower than the cello), many other instruments in the contrabass register exist. Also thanks for the contrabass lesson a while ago. The sizes are listed below, from large to small: Contrabass Trombone. However only three of these sizes are regularly seen, and only two tend to be studied as a primary instrument.
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I thought I was able to hit a B when fully extended but Ill double-check. The trombone family contains seven different sizes. An instrument tuned in octaves lower than the standard instrumentĬontrabass (from Italian: contrabbasso) refers to several musical instruments of very low pitch-generally one octave below bass register instruments. Ill update you on whether my contrabass has a 7th after its repair.