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Moravian Trombone Ensembles
Just finished adding numerous entries on the Moravian use of trombones from Stewart Carter’s excellent “Trombone Ensembles of the Moravian Brethren in America” (in Brass Scholarship in Review, 1999). The entries can be found in the 18th century, 19th century (1st half), 19...
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New Timeline Image: Trombone and Serpent Together
Added the following somewhat unusual depiction of a trombone player and serpent player together to the 17th century timeline (first half). The crossed legs, as in the images in this earlier post, would have never made it past my grade school band director!
c. 1630—Rome, Ita...
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The Evolution of a Trombone Painting
Several weeks ago I blogged about a red chalk drawing by an artist named Il Volterrano (also known variously as Baldassare Franceschini and Franceschini Baldassare detto Volterrano). The image, a preparatory drawing for a 17th-century Florentine fresco, features trombone promin...
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Anechoic Recordings: A Different Kind of Chamber Music
Over the past several weeks I’ve been assisting a colleague, Dr. Timothy Leishman, BYU Professor of Acoustics, to complete a series of anechoic chamber recordings. The recordings are for a grant from the Institute for Scientific Research in Music and will be used in the study...
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Trombone and the Dance, Part II
Last week I posted Early Trombone and the Dance, focusing on the dance role of the alta capella, of which the trombone was a regular member. This follow-up post deals with the trombone and dance in more recent trombone history. Once again, I have taken highlights from entries...
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Early Trombone and the Dance
I recently found the below video, showing a number of different dances in which the trombone serves as a member of what is commonly called the alta capella.
Below the video I have added a selection of entries and pictures from the Trombone History Timeline that highlight th...
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Hi Ho, Brass! Trombones on Horseback
Ever tried playing the trombone on horseback? A pretty contorted affair, one would think. There are, however, several visual depictions throughout trombone history of trombonists on horseback. I recently added one such image of a military musician to the 19th century timeline....
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E-mail Updates
I’ve had several requests to receive e-mail alerts whenever this site is updated. For some reason, I thought that was already set up; it wasn’t, but it is now! You should now be able to get updates via e-mail by typing in your e-mail address where it says “Signup for the E-mail...
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Trombone and the Art of Illusion
Quadratura is a type of illusionistic painting that interacts with a building’s architecture, often extending or altering the actual appearance of the architecture. Popular with Baroque artists, it is similar to other illusionistic techniques such as trompe-l’œil, although it...
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Trombones in Rome’s San Giovanni in Laterano
Added the following to the 16th century timeline. For reasons of space, only the detail is included in the timeline. Special thanks to Dennis F. Cramer for the photographs.
1598—Rome, Italy: An organ is built for San Giovanni in Laterano (also known as Basilica of St. John...
