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Vienna for Trombonists
RECOMMENDED TROMBONE-RELATED SITES TO VISIT
IN VIENNA, AUSTRIA
1. MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS MUSEUM (branch of Kunsthistorisches Museum). This museum also holds, on long-term loan, the extensive collection of Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde (Friends of Music Society). Don’t f...
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19th century artist depicts 16th century trombonist
Today I added the below image and caption to the Trombone History Timeline (19th century, 2nd half). It is an attempt by artist to depict a trombone player of an earlier era. Interestingly, the player bears a strong resemblance to the trombonists in Burgkmair’s Triumph of Maxi...
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18th Century Trombone Caricature
I just added the below image and caption to the Trombone History Timeline (18th century).
c. 1720—Augsburg, Germany: Christoph Augengicht, Trombonist, a watercolored engraving that is part of a series of musical caricatures by J.A. Müller, shows a trombone with a slide...
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German Tower Music
I just added this caption and image to the Trombone History Timeline (19th century, 2nd half). It reflects the long tradition of wind instruments, including trombones, playing from towers, a practice that probably continued longest in Germany and in Moravian congregations. This...
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19th Century Trombonist
Added the below image and caption to the Trombone History Timeline (19th Century, 2nd half).
c. 1880—Vorstudium für den Pfingstchoral, an engraving after Th. Lederström, features an aproned trombonist (see below image; public domain).
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David in the Temple...with a Group of 17th Century Instruments
As I’ve mentioned before, part of what I’m working on now with my Trombone History Timeline is refining the sources and images. When I find an additional or better source for an item, I add it to that caption. When I find a better reproduction of a painting I replace it.
Rece...
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16th Century Trombone Player with Horns and Spectacles
Just added the below image and caption to the Trombone History Timeline (16th century).
1592/1604—Czech Republic: A page from Graduál český features a decorated border with numerous musicians, including a trombonist. The artwork may be by painter Matouš Radouš, who did...
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German Musician Plays "On All Kinds of Instruments"
Lübeck, Germany in 1641
Today I added the below caption to the Trombone History Timeline (17th century, 2nd half).
1672—Lübeck, Germany: In his application for a position as a municipal musician, Hans Iwe writes that “in the beginning I learned to play music on all kinds...
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Alto Trombone in Baroque Germany
The only surviving depiction of Dietrich Buxtehude, from the painting “A Musical Party,” by Johannes Voorhout, 1674
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...
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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 musician) as a young apprentice. That involved learning...
