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18th Century Print of 17th Century Angel-Trombone Fresco
I just added the print and caption below to the Trombone History Timeline (18th century). For reference in this blog post, I have included the original fresco below the print version.
c. 1780-1795—Piacenza, Italy: A print by Antonio Bresciani reproducing a fresco by Lu...
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Angel Trombonist in Fiegni, Italy
I just added the below images and caption to the Trombone History Timeline (17th century, 1601-1625) and to the collection, Angel Trombonists throughout History (where there are now 115 examples).
Early 17th century—Fiegni, Fiastra, Italy: Incoronazione della Vergine,...
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Rear-facing Trombones in Netherlands Church
Judging by iconography, the rear-facing trombone has probably existed for roughly five centuries, through most of the trombone’s long history, although it became most widespread in the 19th century (see 70 examples in Backward Advances: Rear-Facing Trombones Throughout History)...
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The Trombone as a Symbol of Vox Verbi
Today I was sent this marvelous image by David Yacus and just added it to the Trombone History Timeline (17th century, 2nd half). I remember as a student being told that the trombone sometimes represents the voice of God in music and wondering whether there was really any basis...
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Trombone in Vienna and the Habsburg Empire: 27 New Entries
Vienna, former capital of the Habsburg Empire, is one of my favorite cities. Last summer I took my family there for two months and directed a BYU study abroad program; five years before that I did the same thing. What an amazing place for a musician! The history of the trombone i...
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Carnival Band in Costume
I just added this interesting photograph to the Trombone History Timeline. What a picture!
c. 1900—A carnival band dressed as women in folk costumes includes multiple trombones (see below image; public domain).
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Trombone in 18C Trophy
Today I added this image and caption to the Trombone History Timeline (18th century). Although they are far from common, other examples of trombones in trophy settings (decorative clusters), include one in the Vatican (1517-19), another in a church in Venice (c. 1600), and anot...
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Angel Trombonist in Swiss Monastery
Today I added the below image and caption to the Trombone History Timeline (17th century, 2nd half). Enjoy!
1696-97—Muri, Switzerland: Francesco Antonio Giorgioli decorates the church of Kloster Muri, a Benedictine monastery near Basel, Switzerland, with more than 200 fresc...
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Trio and Quartet in 19th Century Germany
I have just added the images below by German artist/illustrator Theodor Hosemann to the Trombone History Timeline (19th century, 2nd half). The images, particularly the trombone players, bear a certain resemblance to each other.
1856—Berlin, Germany: Theodor Hosemann’s wa...
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Trombone in 18th Century Italy
I just added the below image and caption to the Trombone History Timeline (18th century). Special thanks to John Manganaro, whose new site, horniconography.com, contains a wealth of excellent materials.
The majority of 18th century trombone iconography originates from Germa...
