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Trombone in Spanish Baroque
Added the below image and caption to the Trombone History Timeline (17th century, first half).
1621—Valladolid, Spain: Procession of Our Lady of San Lorenzo, a painting by Matias Velasco in the Church of San Lorenzo, includes a trombone among a group of musicians (see detai...
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Two More Rear-Facing (Over-the-Shoulder) Trombones
I added the below two images and captions to Trombone History Timeline (19th century, 2nd half) and the collection, Backward Advances: Rear-Facing Trombones Throughout History.
1860—A drawing for the cover of the piano-vocal score for Jacques Offenbach’s operetta, Les deux...
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Early Trombone Equipment
Sources:
McGowan, “Friends and Relations: The Sackbut”
Woolf, Sackbut Solutions
Fisher, The Renaissance Sackbut and Its Use Today
Various online discussion groups, including “Trombone List”
Finke (Vlotho, Germany)
Alto—\$2,700
Tenor—\$2,450
Bass—\$3,450
N...
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Two More Early Rear-Facing Trombones
Trombones have gone through more permutations than some people may realize. Not only has history seen soprano, alto, tenor, bass, contrabass, and valve trombones, but an intriguing permutation of the instrument, called the rear-facing or over-the-shoulder trombone, pops up fr...
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Trombone Wedding Gigs (1450-present)
Today I added a painting by 19th century Italian artist Angelo Inganni to the Trombone History Timeline (19th century, 2nd half). It features a trombone playing in a small instrumental ensemble for an outdoor wedding celebration. You can also view the image in the collection be...
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Trombone and the Dance
Several years ago I posted a collection of captions and images from the Trombone History Timeline reflecting the trombone’s historical use as a dance instrument. I have added to it since then (see 1548, c. 1585, c. 1828, c. 1840, 1873, 1878, and 1948, below). I have also expand...
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Angel Trombonist from German Baroque
Today I added the below image/caption to the Trombone History Timeline (17th century, 2nd half). This one gets a panel to itself! Special thanks to Audrey Christensen Manganaro for alerting me to the image and for the photo itself.
c. 1700—Hof, Germany: An organ loft panel in...
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19C Italian Trombonist
I just added the below image/caption to the Trombone History Timeline (19th century—1826-1850).
1849—Bologna, Italy: A watercolor depicts a trombonist from the Bologna Civic Guard Band (see below image; public domain) (Istituto per la storia del Risorgimento italiano, Rome)...
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The Renaissance Trombone
I have been working through more sources by Keith Polk, and yesterday I added the 3 entries shown below to the Trombone History Timeline (15th century). Sources by Keith Polk and Frank D’Accone dominate the 15th century of the timeline. Both authors are excellent, and I recom...
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Just for Fun—Spot the Metaphors
This is absolutely off-topic for a trombone site, but I’m posting it just for fun. I was recently reading a book on the history of universities, and I came across this paragraph. Set aside the fact that the prose is virtually incomprehensible. Can you spot the metaphors?
Duri...