Today I added the below image/caption to the Trombone History Timeline (17th century, 2nd half). This one gets a panel to itself! Special thanks to Audrey Christensen Manganaro for alerting me to the image and for the photo itself. c….
Month: February 2016
19C Italian Trombonist
I just added the below image/caption to the Trombone History Timeline (19th century—1826-1850). 1849—Bologna, Italy: A watercolor depicts a trombonist from the Bologna Civic Guard Band (see below image; public domain) (Istituto per la storia del Risorgimento italiano, Rome).
The Renaissance Trombone
I have been working through more sources by Keith Polk, and yesterday I added the 3 entries shown below to the Trombone History Timeline (15th century). Sources by Keith Polk and Frank D’Accone dominate the 15th century of the timeline. Both authors are…
Just for Fun—Spot the Metaphors
This is absolutely off-topic for a trombone site, but I’m posting it just for fun. I was recently reading a book on the history of universities, and I came across this paragraph. Set aside the fact that the prose is…
Alto Trombone in Another 19th Century Text
I have added the below caption to the Alto Trombone Timeline, where there are now well over 100 primary sources, and to the Alto in Treatises page. It provides yet another example of the alto trombone as an E-flat instrument…
19C Besson Alto Trombone
I just added the below caption to the Alto Trombone History Timeline. A link is provided to the museum holding, so you can have a look at the alto trombone. The instrument is pitched in E-flat and is clearly not…
Trombone Professor at Florence’s Cherubini Conservatory
New to the Trombone History Timeline (19th century, 2nd half) is the below caption and image. It reflects both the interest in valve trombone and the trend of instrumental innovation in the 19th century. 1860—Florence, Italy: Giovacchino Bimboni (1810-1895) is…