Added the below caption to the Trombone History Timeline (18th century) and the article, Trombone History in Latin America. Ubaque looks like a beautiful mountain village, by the way! 1759—Ubaque, Colombia: Ubaque valley churches possess large ensembles of European…
Month: October 2017
Trombone in Baroque Latin America
New entry today in the Trombone History Timeline (17th century, 2nd half) and in the article, Trombone History in Latin America, 1500-1750. Enjoy! c. 1690—Puebla, Mexico: Composer Miguel Matheo de Dallo y Lana, chapelmaster of the Puebla Cathedral, composes…
Trombone in 18C Rome
Today I added the below post to the Trombone History Timeline (18th century). 1708—Rome, Italy: Musicians are among those responsible for paying a special tax, sometimes called the “1708 Grand Taxation,” to raise funds to fight the imperial army,…
Nuns Playing Trombone in 16C Italy
I just added this caption to the Trombone History Timeline (16th century) and to the HubPages article, Women in Trombone History, 1500-1900. 1584—Bologna, Italy: Ascanio Trombetti, master wind player of San Petronio and the ensemble Concerto Palatino, also serves…
Angel-Trombonist in Austrian Church
The below painting and caption have been added to the Trombone History Timeline (18th century). I have also included it in the collection, Angel Trombonists throughout History (bringing the total to 106 images) and plotted it on the Interactive Map…
Should You Tip Your Trombonist?
I added this entry to the Trombone History Timeline (15th century). Should you tip your trombonist? Apparently in the 15th century they did! 1461—Milan, Italy: Records show that Florentine ambassadors visiting Milan pay tips to eight “trombetti dello Illustrissimo Duca di Milano”…