'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. Instrumentationconductor1x flute 11x flute 2 (piccolo)1x oboe1x Bb clarinet 11x Bb clarinet 21x Bb bass clarinet1x bassoon1x Bb trumpet 11x Bb trumpet 21x Bb trumpet 32x horn in F 1 & 22x horn in F 3 & 41x trombone 11x trombone 21x trombone 31x tuba1x timpani2x percussion 12x percussion 21x piano8x violin 18x violin 28x viola4x cello4x string bass
