Robert Marsteller

Robert Loren Marsteller (1918–1975) was a prominent US symphonic trombonist and music educator. He was a graduate of the Eastman School of Music, where he studied under Emory Remington. Marsteller was the first trombonist with the National Symphony Orchestra, performed in a Navy Band during World War II, and then served as principal trombonist for 25 years with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra and the Hollywood Bowl orchestra. He was a member of the faculty of the University of Southern California from 1946 until his death. He premiered many major works, including the Paul Creston Fantasy for Trombone and Orchestra (commissioned for him by Alfred Wallenstein and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra and first performed in 1948) and Sonata by Halsey Stevens (1967). Like Remington, Marsteller was a master teacher, and many of his students hold chairs in major symphony orchestras around the country and in Europe.

Titles:

• 1973 B268 – Basic Routines
• 1966 B237 – Advanced Slide Technique

Arrangements:

• 1964 S195CB – Andante and Allegro for Trombone and Band
• 1974 ST104 – Sonata No. 1 in G, BWV 1027
• 1963 B404 – Six Suites, Bk. 2 (Suites 4, 5, 6)
• 1963 B403 – Six Suites, Bk. 1 (Suites 1, 2, 3)
• 1973 ST88 – Elegie
• 1974 ST94 – Concerto in B-flat, K191 (B flat Major)
• 1974 ST106 – Sonata No. 3 in A
• 1965 SS464 – Concerto in f Minor
• 1975 ST105 – Sonata No. 2 in D Major (BWV 1028)