I added the below caption and images to the Trombone History Timeline (16th century). Kind of interesting how many images there are from Verona of trombonists playing from balconies! 1598-1602—Verona, Italy: A painting by Felice Riccio (aka Felice Brusasorzi), on…

I added the below captions with trombone-related material from Arnaldo Morelli’s “The Role of the Organ in Performance Practices of Italian Sacred Polyphony during the Cinquecento,” Musica Disciplina, 1996, Vol. 50 (1996), 239-270. You can see them in historical context…

I just added this image and caption to the Trombone History Timeline (17th century, 1626-1650). 1631—Siena, Italy: After this date, Astolfo Petrazzi paints Il ritorno del figliol prodigo (The Return of the Prodigal Son). See detail and full image below; public domain….

I just added the below caption and picture to the Trombone History Timeline (16th century). The grip on the trombone is improbable, and the bell flare is highly unusual. It could be a matter of a restoration error, or it…

I just added the below image and caption to the Trombone History Timeline (17th century, 2nd half). This is the same convent where nuns played trombone during the Baroque period. See this entry from earlier in the century, for example:…