In a song from Meredith Wilson's "The Music Man", this many trombones "led the big parade"
Seventy-six trombones led the big 
parade [DOC] [TLE] Meredith Willson - Wikipedia [PAR] Robert Meredith Willson (May 18, 1902  June 15, 1984) was an American 
composer, ... Willson's most famous work, The Music Man, premiered on 
Broadway in 1957, ... Willson penned a number of very well known songs, such 
as "You and I", ... Willson, like his character Harold Hill, led the "Big Parade" 
through the town,... [DOC] [TLE] Seventy-Six Trombones Led the Big Parade!