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Just for Fun: Band Cap with Lamp from 1880
Some time ago I posted a few entertaining images from the 1894 Lyon & Healy music catalog (see also here). Below is another interesting offering, this one from the 1880 catalog. The cap’s miniature kerosene lamp, it explains, burns for up to four hours and is “a great conveni...
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New York Tannhäuser Clip
Added the below clip to the 19th century timeline (first half). Normally I would only provide one clip per piece in the timeline, but hey–it’s Joe Alessi with New York! The trombone soli, by the way, is at 5:24. Enjoy!
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Another Milestone--Over 4,000 Visits in September!
After exceeding 2,000 visits for the first time last November (2009), then topping 3,000 in March (2010), the website got more than 4,000 visits for the first time last month.
Specifically, there were 4,140 visits from 112 different contries/territories in September. Top 5 coun...
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Behind the Barracks at the Theatre Artistique
This afternoon I added the below image and caption to the Trombone History Timeline (19th century, 2nd half). Yet another image of an over-the-shoulder (or rear-facing) trombone. There is a steady stream of iconography showing these trombones from the late 1700s to the late 1...
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Trombone in Ivory
Just added an improved reproduction of the ivory carving by Angermair to the Trombone History Timeline (17th century–first half). I’ve also included the detail of the trombonist in the HubPages article on the Grip of the Early Trombone, bringing the total number of visual exa...
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Trombone History Image: Another 16th Century Wind Band
A few weeks ago I mentioned adding an image of a 16th century wind band from Spain to the Trombone History Timeline (16th Century). Today I added another 16th century wind band image, this one from Germany. The trombonist appears to be playing the horn in a very vertical posi...
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Trombone History: Monster Concert
I recently got a hold of a bigger version of this “monster concert” held by Jullien in London. As you can see from the details, there are more trombones than just the 4 that are easiest to see in the top of the first section. Farther up, in the full row below the huge bass drum a...
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Trombone=Anarchic Press?
Browse through the images in the Trombone History Timeline and you will see that the trombone has had an exceptionally varied symbolism throughout its long history, representing concepts like religion, military, orchestral excess, and musical humor, although anarchic p...
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Trombone History Image from 16th Century Germany
Added the below to the 16th Century Timeline. I will also be adding it to the HubPages articles, Angel Trombonists throughout History: 42 Images (soon to be 43!) and The Trombone and Christmas throughout History.
c. 1522-23—Munich, Germany: Albrecht Altdorfer’s Mary and ...
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Music Reading and Trombone History: 10 Early Images
I recently added the below image of a wind band from the Seville Cathedral (1564) to the Trombone History Timeline (16th century). This image brought to mind a discussion in a book I’ve been reading regarding exactly when, in the history of the trombone, players began reading f...