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Description: | A bass trombone in G, made by Boosey & Hawkes at their Edgware factory. The G bass trombone was used in British orchestras and bands in the first half of the 20th century. Its tubing is both narrower and longer than that of the modern equivalent (which is built in B-flat with an F extension), and a handle is fitted to allow the player to reach the most extended slide positions. The instrument's decline began in the 1950s, when orchestral players moved over to the modern instrument favouring its broader and louder tone. Brass band players eventually followed suit in the 1970s. This instrument was made in 1960 and would therefore have been aimed primarily at the brass band market. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ | Publisher: | Horniman Museum and Gardens | Rights holder: | Horniman Museum, London | Subjects: | work Leisure | Temporal: | 1960 | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/rser... | Go to resource |
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