some music history pt 1 and symphony info

Schumann Symphony No. 3 nickname and key

Nicknamed "Rhenish" and composed in the key of E-flat major.

Schumann Symphony No. 3 background and movement count

Composed in 1850 in Düsseldorf over 5 weeks; consists of 5 movements reflecting the Rhine landscape and Cologne Cathedral.

Schumann Symphony No. 3, Movement 4 marking and inspiration

Marked Feierlich (Solemn); inspired by Schumann witnessing the Archbishop's elevation to Cardinal at Cologne Cathedral.

Haydn's The Creation genre and original title

An oratorio originally titled Die Schöpfung, composed between 1796 and 1798.

Libretto adaptation for Haydn's The Creation

Adapted by Gottfried van Swieten from an English text originally given to Haydn by Johann Peter Salomon.

Mahler Symphony No. 7 nickname and instrumentation unique feature

Nicknamed "Song of the Night" (Nachtlied); Movement 4 (Nachtmusik II) prominently features guitar and mandolin.

Inspiration for Mahler Symphony No. 7 opening movement

The rhythm came to Mahler while being rowed across the Wörthersee lake to his Maiernigg composing hut after experiencing writer's block.

Timothy Higgins - Six Bagatelles

A 2019 work for trombone quartet commissioned by the Aries Trombone Quartet; movements are Fanfare, Clock, Tap Dance, Pastorale, Interlude, and Tarantella.

Saskia Apon

Dutch composer and arranger (b. 1957) specializing in brass literature; arranger-in-residence for Rotterdam Philharmonic Brass.

Bordogni / Rochut Melodious Etudes

Standard 3-volume trombone studies adapted by Johannes Rochut from vocalises originally written by Marco Bordogni for singers.

Beethoven Symphony No. 5 trombone entry

Trombones enter for the first time in the 4th movement finale to announce the major-key triumph.

Beethoven Symphony No. 6 trombone entry

Trombones enter during the 4th movement ("Storm") to accentuate the thunderstorm.

Schubert Symphony No. 9 significance for trombone

First major symphony to treat the trombone section with fully independent, lyrical thematic material.

Wagner's orchestral innovation for trombone in the Ring cycle

Introduced the contrabass trombone to the orchestral brass section.

Mozart's famous trombone excerpt in sacred music

The tenor trombone solo in the "Tuba mirum" movement of the Requiem in D minor, K. 626.

Michael Mulcahy

Trombonist appointed to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra by Sir Georg Solti in 1989 and head of the trombone studio at Northwestern University's Bienen School of Music.