Today I added the following entry to the Trombone History Timeline (16th century) and the Early Trombone Literature List (Trombone with Various Other Ensembles): c. 1502-1506—Bologna, Italy: A collection of music later called Bologna Q 18 is compiled, probably for the use…
I am posting these 19th century orchestra seating plans as a blog entry instead of in the Trombone Timeline, mainly for reasons of space. They come from 2 sources. The largest group, 15 seating plans from the year 1844, all of German/Austrian…
INTRODUCTION Between 1825 and 1829, three different British travelers, all musicians, took separate journeys throughout Europe, recording specific musical events and impressions in their “travel diaries.” The trips took place in 1825, 1827, and 1829, and centered around Germany and…
I recently added the two entries below to the Alto Trombone Timeline. They are especially noteworthy because of their early date. For other information on the alto trombone, see Extant Altos, which shows that fully a quarter of the existing…
1626—London, England: Francis Bacon says in his Sylva Sylvarum, “All instruments that have either return as trumpets or flexions as cornets, or are drawn up and put from as sackbuts, have a purling [murmuring] sound; but the recorder or flute,…
1826—A drawing by George Scharf features military musicians playing various instruments, including both serpent and trombone. The writing below the drawing reads, “At the Marine Officers Mess Room, at Woolwich, during Dinner” (see below image; public domain) (British Museum). 1826—London: The…
Just added four more images to the Trombone History Timeline (16th century), all of them from processions in Renaissance Germany. 1582—Dresden: Artist Daniel Bretschneider records the events of a procession, including 2 trombonists among a group of female instrumentalists (see…
I just added two more festival book images to the 17th century timeline (1st half). They could really be included in the previous century, since they are documenting an event from 1596, but I included them in the 17th because…
Check out this new article highlighting the history of the trombone and Christmas. Lots of interesting stuff, including paintings, videos, and interesting historical tidbits.
I’m told that more and more musicians in the job market are turning toward military bands as symphony orchestras struggle in the current financial climate. Interestingly enough, the history of the trombone in military bands actually goes back farther than…