I recently added the below altarpiece to the 16th century timeline. The religious significance of the early trombone is actually reflected in several altarpieces from the 16th and early 17th centuries; I’ve included 5 others in this blog post, all…
Month: January 2010
Trombone History: A "Grand Trombone Solo" in New Orleans
Added the following to the 19th century timeline (1st half) about a solo performance by Felippe Cioffi. Cioffi, who is mentioned numerous times in the 19th century timeline, was a remarkable trombone soloist who spent his career in New York,…
CD Cover Art
Just noticed today that the cover jacket for Christian Lindberg’s new CD, The Baroque Trombone, released last September, uses one of the images included in the Trombone History Timeline. The image, shown below, was added to the 17th century timeline in…
Valve Trombone Image
Added the below image and caption to the 20th Century Timeline. The artist spent the bulk of his career in Paris, so the depiction is as likely to be a French trombonist as a Spanish one. c. 1901—Spanish artist and…
Out of Doors: Two Late 19th-Century German Paintings
Recently added 2 paintings by German artist Wilhelm Carl August Zimmer to the 19th Century Timeline (2nd half). Dating from the end of the century, they both depict trombone performing in outdoor settings. Outdoor settings seem to become more and…
Earliest Depiction of Black Trombonist?
Today I added a color version of the below image, along with a nice detail of the musicians, to the 16th century timeline. An apt example of the trombone in the wind band tradition (alta ensemble, waits, pifferi, Stadtpfeifer), it…
Adam Woolf Sackbut Tutor Now Available
A number of months ago I mentioned in this blog that Adam Woolf, member of His Majesty’s Sagbutts & Cornetts and many of the other leading early music ensembles in Europe, would be publishing a sackbut method book in the…
Alto Trombone Makes the Papers: More Primary Sources from the 19th Century
I recently added 3 entries to the 19th Century Timeline (1st half, 2nd half) and Alto Trombone History Timeline from 19th-Century American newspapers. All three entries deal with the alto trombone. Two are from advertisements, the other a report of a…
Perching on the Pipes: Trombone & Organ Images
I’ve recently added quite a few images of trombone sculptures on organs to the Trombone History Timeline. The dates of origin of these sculptures are difficult to nail down, as the organs on which they are housed tend to have multiple…
Peace and Calm: New Compilation CD
Gabriel Faure’s “Pie Jesu,” arranged for alto trombone and organ, originally recorded for my solo CD, Collage, is now featured on a compilation CD by Tantara Records titled Escape to a Place of Peace and Calm. I don’t have the…