Trombone
The trombone in five languages — trombone, Posaune, trombone
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Five languages
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Chinese | 长号 |
| English | trombone |
| Italian | trombone |
| German | Posaune |
| French | trombone |
The trombone is a brass instrument: the lips vibrate and a slide changes the tube length and pitch, which makes continuous glissandi possible. Italian trombone originally meant "large trumpet", while German Posaune has a different root; the Chinese 长号 refers to the length of the extended slide.
Watch out: the trombone is often mentioned beside the flute because both Chinese names contain 长, but the trombone is brass and the flute woodwind; there is also a valve trombone that replaces the slide with valves.
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Sources
- 各语种乐器名与长号的滑管构造，参 The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, "Trombone"；本文为原创表述
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