Added the below caption and images to the Trombone History Timeline (19th century, 2nd half).   c. 1875—Grass Valley, California: An engraving for a poster promoting a performance of the Berger Concert Troupe in Grass Valley, a mining town in…

Added this image and caption to the Trombone History Timeline (19th century, 2nd half). Enjoy!   1880—Stuttgart, Germany: “Eine ziemlich lange Wurst,” a lithograph illustration in Märchengarten, Lustige Bilder und Geschichten für die Jugend, features a small band leading a very…

Just added this photo to the Trombone History Timeline (19th century, 2nd half).   c. 1900—Zittau, Germany: Four firefighters play cards around a small table while four trombones are carefully balanced in front of them (see below image; public domain).

I just added the below image and caption to the Trombone History Timeline (15th century).   c. 1465—France: An anonymous illustration in Pierre Michault’s La Dance aux aveugles includes what may be a trombone. A related passage from the manuscript says, “From her…

I have just added this striking painting to the Trombone History Timeline (16th century).   c. 1590—The painting Musical Scene, by Lodewyk Toeput (c. 1550-c. 1603), a Flemish painter active in Italy, features a pair of trombones in a musical ensemble…

Added this image and its caption to the Trombone History Timeline (1601-1625) and to the collection, Pick That Thing Up and Play! 22 Paintings from the 17th Century Low Countries.   c. 1610—Flemish artist Adriaen van Stalbemt (1580-1662) includes a…