Trombone Compositions by Women Composers

Tenor and Alto Solos alone or with accompaniment (piano, organ, harp, electronics, percussion, band, orchestra)

ComposerPieceInstrumentationDifficultyLengthRecording Link
Albert, AdrienneWind TidesTrombone and pianoAdvanced9:35Spotify
Alexander, KathrynDance the Orange!Solo trombonePro13:00Soundcloud
Alvarez, LuciaAlbur: Tango for trombone and pianoTrombone and pianoAdvanced6:51
Amrhein, KarenFancy FreeTrombone and pianoIntermediate2:18Diversifythestand
Apon, SaskiaA Dream of FireTrombone and pianoPro2:19Spotify
Apon, SaskiaFirst TriptickSolo tromboneAdvanced13:00Spotify
Appledorn, Mary Jean vanPassages for trombone and pianoTrombone and pianoPro8:15Spotify
Appledorn, Mary Jean vanPassages IITrombone and percussionPro9:42Applemusic
Archer, KimberlyTrombone SonataTrombone and pianoAdvanced15:46Soundcloud
Arrieu, ClaudeIntroduction, Scherzo, and ChoralTrombone and pianoIntermediate
Arrieu, ClaudeMouvementsTrombone and pianoAdvanced
Badian, MayaProfiles for trombone soloSolo trombonePro7:30Youtube
Barnekow, DeborahThe KrakenSolo trombone
Barraine, ElsaLamentoTrombone and pianoIntermediate1:45Musicbywomen
Bernofsky, LaurenFrom a Mother’s JournalTrombone and pianoAdvanced14:23Soundcloud
Bernofsky, LaurenThe Devil’s DermishTrombone and PianoPro10:24Youtube
Bernofsky, LaurenTwo Latin DancesTrombone and PianoAdvanced8:00Soundcloud
Black, AnnesleyScissorsSolo trombonePro16:00
Bliss MarilynThree Short MovementsSolo tromboneAdvanced4:28Youtube
Bofill Levi, AnnaObjectesSolo trombonePro6:44Youtube
Bond, VictoriaThe Voices of AirTrombone and pianoAdvanced10:56Youtube
Bost-Sandberg, LisaGlintSolo TrombonePro10:15LisaBost
Brandwein, RachelSonatine for Harp and TromboneTrombone and harp
Brazelton, KittySonar Como Una Tromba LargaTrombone and soundtrackPro10:38Bandcamp
Breuil, HeleneEssaiTrombone and piano
Brouwer, MargaretSonata for TromboneTrombone and pianoAdvanced15:00horn version
Calvache, CarolinaEncuentrosTrombone and pianoIntermediate5:09Youtube
Calvache, CarolinaEtherealTrombone and PianoIntermediate2:15Youtube
Calvache, CarolinaHojarascaTrombone and OrchestraAdvanced13:00Youtube
Calvache, CarolinaLatin American Street ScenesTrombone and pianoAdvanced8:47
Calvache, CarolinaTrombonsilloTrombone and pianoAdvanced2:33Youtube
Candillari, DanielaWhen to the sessions of sweet silent thoughtTrombone and PianoAdvanced
Chudova, TatianaSonata for Trombone and PianoTrombone and piano
Clearfield, AndreaRiver MelosTrombone and pianoAdvanced9:16Youtube
Clostre, AdrienneDialogue IiTrombone and percussion or piano
Conant, Abbie (written with William Osborne)PondSolo trombonePro6:44
Youtube
Cox, CindyHysteriaTrombone and two track tapeAdvanced8:38Vimeo
Chretién, HedwigeGrand Solo: Andante et AllegroTrombone and pianoAdvanced6:00Youtube
Cutler, ZoeLargo et Andante et Allegro et Presto et ceteraTrombone and pianoIntermediate6:18Diversifythestand
Cutler, ZoeScribbles (for 1 floppy fish)Solo tromboneAdvanced8:30Zoecutler
Desportes, YvonneDes Chansons Dans la CoulisseTrombone and pianoIntermediate5:50Youtube
Desportes, YvonneFantasieTrombone and piano
Desportes, YvonneUn Petit Air dans le VentTrombone and piano
Diemer, Emma LouPsalm 1Trombone and piano/organIntermediate4:09Soundcloud
Dowlin, NancyLove Song Without WordsTrombone and guitarOsborne-Conant
Dowlin, NancyRiver SuiteTrombone and guitarOsborne-Conant
Dunker, AmyKarnageTrombone and pianoIntermediate/ Advanced4:00apimusic
Dunker, AmyNo Justice TodaySolo tromboneIntermediate4:00
Dunker, AmyAs Ugly as a Monkey’s ArmpitSolo trombone
Escalzo Robles, NoeliaChe Tango!Trombone and pianoIntermediate/Advanced4:39Youtube
Escalzo Robles, NoeliaFeeling SoulTrombone and pianoAdvanced11:47Youtube
Escalzo Robles, NoeliaLa Milonga de la MuerteTrombone and pianoAdvanced2:55Youtube
Escalzo Robles, NoeliaTango for Two PleaseTrombone and pianoAdvanced5:53Youtube
Esmail, ReenaSonata for Trombone and PianoTrombone and pianoAdvanced14:54Youtube
Fabianska-Jelinska, EwaArabeskaTrombone and pianoAdvanced9:00
Fabianska-Jelinska, EwaMeditation III for TromboneTrombonePro8:20
Fabianska-Jelinska, EwaMiniature for Solo TromboneTrombonePro4:00
Fabianska-Jelinska, EwaMiniatures Sonoristiques for Prepared TromboneTrombonePro11:00
Fabianska-Jelinska, EwaSonata for trombone and pianoTrombone and pianoAdvanced10:00Facebook
Fabianska-Jelinska, EwaSuite for trombone and wind orchestraTrombone and wind ensembleAdvanced11:30Youtube
Fanslow, Devin ClaraSummon LightTrombone and pianoIntermediate4:56Diversifythestand
Figueroa Mañas, AdrianaFantasy for Trombone and OrchestraTrombone and orchestra/pianoAdvanced
Fine, ElaineObsequy for Trombone and PianoTrombone and pianoEasy3:20Dropbox
Fine, VivianDiscourse of GoatherdsSolo trombonePro7:00Vivianfine
Flagello, GalaA Crab, A QuillTrombone and pianoEasy3:30Youtube
Flagello, GalaMemory HomeTrombone and piano5:30
Gartenlaub, OdetteImprovisationSolo tromboneOdette-Gartenlaub
Gartenlaub, OdetteRiteTrombone and piano
Gartenlaub, OdetteTrois CaractèresTrombone and orchestra/pianoAdvanced9:03Youtube
Gates, DorothyServant of PeaceTrombone and piano/orch/bandAdvanced16:00Youtube
Giffels, AnnSonata for Trombone and PianoTrombone and pianoIntermediate12:00Youtube
Gillie, GinaEscapadeTrombone and piano5:00Youtube
Gillie, GinaSong for the LostTrombone and pianoIntermediate4:00Youtube
Gipps, RuthSonata for Alto Trombone (or Horn) and PianoAlto trombone and pianoAdvanced10:00juneemersonwindmusic
Gipps, RuthThe Riders of RohanTrombone and pianoAdvanced3:50
Gomez, AliceConcerto di Jazz for trombone and pianoTrombone and pianoAdvanced
Gorelova, GalinaConcerto for Trombone and OrchestraTrombone and orchestraPro15:00spotify
Gorelova, GalinaLehienda (Legend)Trombone and piano
Gotkovsky, IdaConcerto for TromboneTrombone and piano/band/orchestraAdvanced15:00youtube
Gotkovsky, IdaRomance for Trombone and PianoTrombone and pianoAdvanced1:40youtube
Griebling-Haigh, MargiDormi & SvegliatiTrombone and piano
Haroz, AdinaWhy Not?! Introspection for Trombone and HarpTrombone and harpAdvanced
Hazama, MinoTrombone Sonata ITrombone and pianoPro14:10spotify
Hazama, MihoVariations on a Theme by PaganiniTrombone and pianoProspotify
Herryman Rodriguez, IvetteSympathetic TonesTrombone solo and damper pedalPro8:33ivetteherryman
Higdon, JenniferLegacyTrombone and pianoAdvanced7:14youtube
Howard, DaniParallel LinesTrombone and percussionPro5:30spotify
Howard, DaniTrombone ConcertoTrombone and orchestraPro
Job, LynnNehemiah’s DuskSolo trombonePro5:26
Kanda, MegumiMourning DoveTrombone and pianoAdvanced10:00youtube
Kanda, SanaeFolk TuneTrombone and pianoIntermediate/Advanced4:15sanaekanda
Kanda, SanaeMorgendammerungTrombone and pianoIntermediate4:25msmusicservice
Kistétényi, MelindaSonata for Solo TromboneSolo tromboneAdvanced5:28youtube
Kozhevnikova, EvgeniyaOl’ Sailors’ LegendsTrombone and PianoIntermediate4:45BrolgaMusic
Kuwabara, YuChronos-KairosTrombone and pianoPro11:23youtube
Kuwabara, YuRattling DarknessSolo TrombonePro11:00youtube
Lacy, LizSolo but not aloneTrombone(s), ensemble or tape
Lam, Bun-ChingThree Easy PiecesTrombone and electronics8:00
Lane, LizCounting StarsTrombone and pianoIntermediate5:00
Lee, HyeKyungA Castle in the AirTrombone and pianoEasy2:45youtube
Lee, Madeline A.Echoes in EternityTrombone and piano6:23
Lejet, EdithMusique for Trombone and PianoTrombone and pianoPro5:00
LiPuma, NellyFoglia D’album Solo tromboneIntermediate3:00youtube
LiPuma, NellySonataTrombone and pianoPro8:30youtube
Loudova, IvanaBallata AnticaTrombone and piano6:45youtube
Loudova, IvanaSonata AngelicaTrombone and pianoAdvanced10:00editions-bim
Low, Shao SuanAfter MidnightTrombone and pianoIntermediate4:00youtube
Lund, GudrunConcerto for alto trombone and orchestraAlto trombone and orch/piano
Lund, GudrunMixed MovementsAlto trombone and piano
Lund, GudrunReflectionsTrombone and organ/piano
Lund, GudrunTanker, op. 47Trombone and Organ
McComas, InezDead BuildingsTrombone, video, and recorded sound13:30
McComas, InezUnshelteredTrombone and recorded soundAdvanced11:36imcomposed
McCullouch, AmandaWale SongsTrombone and electronics
McLean, PriscillaFire and IceTrombone and prepared pianoPro15:00
McMichael, CatherineLossTrombone and pianoAdvanced8:00
McTee, CindySolstice for Trombone and OrchestraTrombone and orchestra
McTee, CindyCircle Music VTrombone and tape
Mendoza, ElenaContextos-JuegosSolo trombonePro8:00youtube
Merkowitz, Jennifer15 Years (On the Erie Canal)Trombone and electronicsAdvanced6:32soundcloud
Mesko, IlonaCOnceRtino oPpUre fantaSiaTrombone and pianoAdvanced/Pro7:00youtube
Mikéshina, AriadnaConcerto for trombone and orchestra, op. 72Trombone and orchestra
Mills, AmyGoldenTrombone and pianoAdvanced18:18youtube
Mills, AmyRed DragonflyTrombone and piano/Orch/BandAdvanced18:20youtube
Mitchell, JenSubtle ReflectionSolo tromboneIntermediate
Mixter, MaryBox FiveTrombone and PianoAdvanced7:30
Mixter, MaryElegy and CastigationTrombone and PianoAdvanced6:25marymixter
Mixter, MaryToutatisSolo TromboneAdvanced5:30marymixter
Moberg, PaulinaConversations with MyselfAlto trombone, gong, and voice (played by trombonist)Advanced6:00
Morales Matos, SoniaNostalgiaTrombone and pianoIntermediate5:00youtube
Morgan Morley, DianeConcerto for trombone and bandTrombone and bandIntermediate
Morlock, JocelynAfter the RainSolo tromboneAdvanced6:11soundcloud
Morlock, JocelynFracasTrombone and percussion
Morlock, JocelynTorsionTrombone and pianoIntermediate/Advanced6:00youtube
Mulvey, GráinneTrombone ConcertoTrombone and orchestra25:00
Mutter, SueAges for Trombone and PianoTrombone and pianoAdvanced13:00youtube
Mutter, SueSong of SurvivalTrombone and pianoAdvanced17:41youtube
Nazaykinskaya, PolinaConcerto “Silver Awakening”Trombone and orchestraAdvanced18:58soundcloud
Netzer, OsnatMomentary Pleasures of a Desert HermitTrombone and harpPro10:45osnatnetzer
Newman, MariaA Fool and His TromboneTrombone and piano
Nishimura, CaitShe Danced in the RainTrombone and pianoBeginner/Intermediate5:11youtube
Nishimura, YukikoGolden TreesTrombone and pianoIntermediate3:23diversifythestand
Norderval, KristinAuraSolo trombone
Ogura, MiharuExosomesTrombone and percussionPro10:00
Ogura, Miharu SeuilTrombone and pianoPro12:30youtube
Oh, Seung-WonProcession Trombone ConcertoTrombone and Orchestra
Oliveros, PaulineThe Gender of Now: There But Not ThereTrombone and piano
Oliveros, PaulineThe Heart of TonesTrombone, chamber ensemble, and electronicsIntermediate9:47vimeo
Oliveros, PaulineRed ShiftsTrombone, oscillators, and noise generators
Panufnik, RoxannaWhen You AppearTrombone and pianoAdvanced8:00
Paredes, HildaParáfrasisSolo trombonePro11:00hildaparedes
Pinnock, NaomiBeneathSolo trombonePro6:00youtube
Pirard, LauraConcerto for Trombone “States of the Soul”Trombone and piano
Poe, LaraAfterthoughtSolo TromboneAdvanced
Ratkje, Maja Solveig KjelstrupConsidering IcarusTrombone and OrchestraPro18:30ratkje
Raum, ElizabethFantasy for TromboneTrombone and Piano/brass band (arr. Dorothy Gates)Intermediate/Advanced6:00elizabethraum
Raum, ElizabethIdiomSolo TromboneAdvanced6:00elizabethraum
Raum, ElizabethOlmutz ConcertoAlto trombone and piano/orchestraAdvanced20:00elizabethraum
Raum, ElizabethRomance for TromboneTrombone and piano/orchestraIntermediate5:00elizabethraum
Raum, ElizabethThe Secret of Ben SøgenTrombone and pianoAdvanced7:35elizabethraum
Raum, ElizabethThree Jazz MoodsTrombone and piano/bandAdvanced12:00elizabethraum
Ratniece, SantaOmbres chinoises lunairesTrombone and piano
Richter, MargaObsessionsSolo trombone
Robertson, DonnaRecitation with 5 ReflectionsTrombone and piano
Ross, ElaineA Wandering VoiceTrombone and pianoAdvanced16:44googledrive
Ross, ElaineSteel CloudsTrombone and pianoAdvanced8:00googledrive
Rueff, JeanineRhapsodieTrombone and pianoAdvanced
Rueher, ElenaConcerto for Trombone and OrchestraTrombone and Orchestra
Rusconi, MichèleOn a WhimTrombonePro4:00
Rusconi, MichèleShortcutsTrombone and harp10:00
Scherchen, TonaLoTrombone and chamber string orchestra20:00
Schramm, BetsyStarlight ImagesSolo tromboneAdvanced8:00
Sehested, HildaMorceau PathétiqueTrombone and orchestra/pianoIntermediate6:20spotify
Sehested, HildaPièce de ConcertTrombone and piano
Shields, AliceMioritza – Requiem for Rachel CorrieTrombone and fixed audio mediaAdvanced12:00youtube
Shields, AliceThe River of MemoryTrombone and fixed audio mediaAdvanced12:00youtube
Sheeran, AmberOn Frosted MorningsSolo TromboneIntermediate/Advanced5:30SheeranMusic
Shore, ClareSojourn #1Solo tromboneAdvanced
Sierra, ArleneTrombone Concerto: Dedication and DanceTrombone and orch/wind ensembleAdvanced14:00
Silverman, Faye-EllenCustom-made ShadesTrombone and pianoAdvanced9:00soundcloud
Silverman, Faye-EllenFirst PositionTrombone and marimbaPro7:00
Slater, Angela ElizabethNoctilucentTrombone and pianoAdvanced5:00youtube
Sleeman, AnitaConcertino for Trombone and BandTrombone and band5:00
Spencer, WilliamettaSonataTrombone and pianoIntermediate/Advanced13:00
Stahl, Sonya LeonoreSong of the RoseTrombone and pianoIntermediate4:23youtube
Stanley, HelenSonataTrombone and piano
Takashima, KeikoIn the Still of NightTrombone and pianoIntermediate8:00youtube
Takashima, KeikoMemoriesTrombone and piano8:00
Takashima, KeikoSonata “Breeze in the Hearts, Bloom in the World”Trombone and pianoAdvanced17:00youtube
Tarrodi, AndreaJazz I TassarnaTrombone and piano10:00
Tarrodi, AndreaPausoli’s SongTrombone and pianoPro11:00andreatarrodi
Tarrodi, AndreaTre Sagor (Three Tales)Trombone and piano7:00
Thomas, Augusta ReadMeditation: Trombone ConcertoTrombone and orchestraPro13:00spotify
Thomas, Augusta ReadCanticle Weaving: Trombone Concerto #2Trombone and orchestraPro24:00youtube
Thomas, KarenFour Delineations of CurtmantleSolo trombonePro11:26youtube
Tremblot de la Croix (Aubin), FrancineLe Tombeau de GoyaTrombone and pianoIntermediate/Advanced6:00youtube
Tremblot de la Croix (Aubin), FrancineOne Evening in LeningradTrombone and pianoBeginner/Intermediate
Victorino de Almeida, AnneSonataTrombone and pianoIntermediate/Advanced17:35youtube
Vito-Delvaux, Berthe diConcertino Op. 50Trombone and pianoIntermediate
Wagner, MelindaConcerto for Trombone and OrchestraTrombone and orchestraAdvanced24:00youtube
Wallach, JoelleLoveletter. (Postmark, San Jose)Trombone and pianoIntermediate4:21joellewallach
Wendelburg, Norma RuthAffirmationsTrombone and piano
White, DeloresThree Pictures for Trombone and PianoTrombone and piano
White, FrancesTracingTrombone and Electronicsyoutube
Wildman, LeslieMidnight WalkSolo trombone
Wildman, LeslieEarly BirdSolo trombone
Wu, Li-YingUnnamed (new)Trombone and organ
York, BarbaraA Caged BirdTrombone and pianoIntermediate9:50youtube
York, BarbaraThree Romances for SusieTrombone and PianoIntermediate14:00tfront
York, BarbaraThe Slaughter of the InnocentsTrombone and pianoIntermediate8:09
York, BarbaraTrombone Sonata “Bone Dances”Trombone and pianoAdvanced9:00youtube
Yurina, LudmilaConcerto for Solo Trombone and Symphony OrchestraTrombone and orchestra17:00
Yurina, LudmilaDisintigrationsSolo trombone8:00
Yurina, LudmilaTrombon(o)per(a)DirkSolo trombonePro8:00youtube
Zobel, EmelyBlau Op. 2Solo trombonePro
Zavala Gironés, Mercedes2 Exilios para trombónSolo trombonePro5:38youtube
Zwillich, Ellen TaaffeConcerto for TromboneTrombone and orchestra/two pianosPro20:00spotify
Feel free to contact me if you have any additions or changes to this list. I’ll keep it updated.