I just added these recordings to the Trombone History Timeline (18th Century). Some of them I also added to the Alto Trombone Timeline. Several of these pieces are absolutely striking, and we should probably know them better as trombonists. The album…
Month: November 2019
How Does that Work?
Added this image and caption to the Trombone History Timeline (17th century, 2nd half). Interesting extra bit of tubing; sometimes you just do what’s necessary to make it work! c. 1700—Passau, Germany: A putto decorating the interior of St….
Trombone with Ribbons
Added to Trombone History Timeline (19th century, 1826-1850), and to the blog post, Trombone and the Dance. Mid-1800s—A trombonist with decorative ribbons on his slide helps provide music for a maypole dance in an anonymous print from the mid…
Aggressive Trombonist
Added this image and caption to the Trombone History Timeline (19th century, 1826-1850). You can also find it in the Serpent & Ophicleide iconography pages. 1848—London, England: A cartoon published in Punch magazine includes an aggressive trombonist among members of a…
Early 20C Trombone Quartet Picture
Added the below image to the Trombone History Timeline (20th century) and to the Alto Trombone History Timeline. c. 1904-08—United States: A postcard shows a trombone quartet with several different sizes of trombones (see below image; public domain) (source: TempoSenzaTempo.blogspot.com).
A Different Kind of Brass Quintet
I added this image and caption to the Trombone History Timeline (16th century). 1540-50—Italy: Concertino di gentiluomini, an oil painting by Girolamo Romanino (c. 1485-c. 1566), features 4 trombones and a cornetto (see below image; public domain) (Galleria Michelangelo,…
Alto Trombones in 1901 Catalogue
I just added these pictures and their caption to the Alto Trombone Timeline. For a list of somewhat earlier trade catalogues I have collected, see Alto Trombone in 19th Century Trade Catalogs. 1901—Chicago, Illinois: Lyon & Healy, a prominent…
Pair of Ophicleide Images
Today I added the 2 images below to the page Serpent & Ophicleide Images: 1600-1850. Enjoy! c. 1830—France: Jeune musician a l’ophicleide, an anonymous painting, shows a young French musician with ophicleide in the uniform of the Garde nationale…
Trombone Left on 17th Century Balcony
Today I added the below painting and caption to the Trombone History Timeline (17th century, 1601-1625). 1610s—Ravenna, Italy: Carlo Bononi’s painting, Convito di Assuero, includes a trombone among a group of musicians in a loft (see upper left of below…
Zoomorphic trombonist playing zoomorphic trombone
I recently added the below image and caption to the Trombone History Timeline (19th century, 2nd half). c. 1875—Barcelona, Spain: Colección de Monos Filarmónicos, a satirical woodcut by Llorens Printing, depicts monkeys playing a variety of musical instruments, including…