[Trombone-l] Broadway show instrumentation

[Harlan Feinstein]

On Dec 14, 2007, at 7:40 AM, Eric & Candice Swanson wrote:

> Sweeney Todd


No idea about the tour (this'll be a theme in this message), but  
there are two instrumentations that I've played.  The small (8-9  
piece) has no low brass, only trumpet and horn books.  The large has  
2-3 trumpet books (can't remember), 1 horn, and 3 trombones (tenor/ 
tenor/bass).

> Menopause, The Musical

If I recall, this doesn't have any brass at all, possibly just a  
rhythm section.

> Whistle Down The Wind

Travels with a core of 3 rhythm, may augment differently in various  
markets, but the Seattle one added the following locals: 2 reeds, 1  
horn, 2 keyboards.

> High School Musical


Again, no idea on the tour specifically, but the optional brass parts  
in their standard instrumentation are rather weak, only play on a few  
songs.  I know there are trumpet and horn parts, imagine there's  
probably an optional trombone part.

> Cats


The rental materials include one trombone part, but not sure about  
the tour.

--Harlan