Soprano trombone

Soprano trombone

Soprano trombone in B♭
Brass instrument
Other names	Slide trumpet Slide cornet
Classification	Wind Brass Aerophone
Hornbostel–Sachs classification	423.22 (Sliding aerophone sounded by lip vibration)
Developed	Late 17th century
Playing range
The sounding range of the B♭ soprano trombone is the same as the B♭ trumpet.[1]
Related instruments
Firebird Trombone Trumpet
Musicians
Louis Armstrong Steven Bernstein Dizzy Gillespie Wycliffe Gordon Torbjörn Hultmark Christian Scott
Builders
Jinbao Miraphone Thein Helmut Voigt Wessex Historical: Jupiter Kanstul (c. 2005–2020)[2]

The soprano trombone (sometimes called a slide trumpet or slide cornet, especially in jazz) is the soprano instrument in the trombone family of brass instruments, pitched in B♭ an octave above the tenor trombone. As the bore, bell and mouthpiece are similar to the B♭ trumpet, it tends to be played by trumpet players rather than trombonists. Compared to tenor, bass, or even uncommon alto, the soprano is a rare trombone. Seldom used in classical music since its first known appearance in 1677, it survived principally in the trombone ensembles of Moravian Church music. During the 20th century some soprano trombones—dubbed slide cornets—were made as novelties or for use by jazz trumpet players including Louis Armstrong and Dizzy Gillespie. A small number of contemporary proponents of the instrument include jazz artists Wycliffe Gordon and Christian Scott, and classical trumpeter Torbjörn Hultmark, who advocates for its use as an instrument for young children to learn the trombone.