'Seventy Six Trombones' is the signature song from the musical play The Music Man written in 1957. The song also appeared in the 1962 film.
In the musical, "Professor" Harold Hill uses the song to help the townspeople of River City, Iowa visualize their children playing in a marching band by recalling a time when saw several famous bandleaders' bands in a combined performance.
All the titles in the Full Orchestra series have been placed in a practical, accessible format which can be performed by school orchestras with confidence.
Instrumentation
conductor
1x flute 1
1x flute 2 (piccolo)
1x oboe
1x Bb clarinet 1
1x Bb clarinet 2
1x Bb bass clarinet
1x bassoon
1x Bb trumpet 1
1x Bb trumpet 2
1x Bb trumpet 3
2x horn in F 1 & 2
2x horn in F 3 & 4
1x trombone 1
1x trombone 2
1x trombone 3
1x tuba
1x timpani
2x percussion 1
2x percussion 2
1x piano
8x violin 1
8x violin 2
8x viola
4x cello
4x string bass
