I just added the following post to the Alto Trombone History Timeline and the Trombone History Timeline (17th century, 2nd half). 1674—Lübeck, Germany: St. Mary’s, employer of the influential organist and composer Dieterich Buxtehude, purchases two diskant Posaunen. This name (diskant Posaune)…
Month: May 2018
Quantz a Trombonist?
J. J. Quantz is known as a composer, flautist, and author of a famous treatise on playing the flute. I’ve been hearing his name for years because my wife is a flute player. However, Quantz trained as a Kunstpfeifer (town…