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19th Century Trombone Clips
Added quite a few video clips to the 19th Century (1st half, 2nd half) of the Trombone History Timeline. They include the following:
19th Century (1st half): Rossini, La Gazza Ladra; Schubert, Symphony No. 9; Berlioz, Symphony Fantastique; Wagner, Tannhauser; Ber...
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Jazz Trombone History Clips
Added several jazz clips to the 20th Century Trombone History Timeline. Below are a few, along with their related timeline entries, to whet your appetite.
1917—New Orleans, Louisiana: Trombonist Eddy Edwards, performing as a member of the Original Dixieland Jazz Band, partici...
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Just for Fun: Faerie's Aire and Death Waltz
Just for fun–below is a copy of Faerie’s Aire and Death Waltz, a piece many of you may have come across on the orchestra bulletin board. Not a bad idea to review it from time to time…truly an excellent recital piece for any instrument! Also, here is a link to a blog with info...
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Kilts in the Military: Not Just for Bagpipers
Added the below image/entry to the 19th century timeline (2nd half). The image is related to a fairly large set of military images from the 19th and 20th centuries, many of which contain trombones.
c. 1885—Scotland: Military musicians from the The Gordon Highlanders, a Br...
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How Early Should You Start Playing Trombone? A Young 17th-Century Trombonist
Just added another trombone image to the 17th century timeline (first half). He doesn’t look much older than my one-year-old son!
c. 1629—Venice, Italy: Veronese artist Fra Semplice da Verona includes a depiction of a cherub playing trombone in Infant Jesus and Musical Angel...
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Clip of 17th Century “Trombone Motet”
Added another clip to the 17th century timeline (first half), this one belonging to a genre that historian Jerome Roche calls the “trombone motet.” It’s a beautiful sonority. The clip and attached caption are below. Notice, incidentally, that the image with the clip is possibly...
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Trombone History Image Update
Updated the entry below from the 17th century timeline (first half) with a color image and exact date. Also of interest is the fact that the painting is an altarpiece, one of many featuring trombone images.
1616—Bologna, Italy: Ludovico Carracci’s Paradise, an altarpiece...
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Trombone History: Another E-flat Alto Trombone Source
Added the following to the Trombone History Timeline (19th century), Alto Trombone History Timeline, and Alto in Treatises pages. Notice that, as with the vast majority of written sources, the alto trombone is not only in the key of E-flat, but is also the only trombone s...
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Trombone History: More Moravians
Added a pair of images to the 19th century (2nd half) featuring the Moravian trombone choir of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. For more updates on the Moravian trombones, see here.
1888—Bethlehem, Pennsylvania: An engraving published in Harper’s Weekly features the Bethlehem M...
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Crossing Your Legs While You Play: A 17th Century Trombone Drawing
Heard you should never cross your legs while you play? Well, this 17th century angel-trombonist, recently added to the Trombone History Timeline, must not have been there for the band director’s lecture.
c. 1642—Florence, Italy: Il Volterrano (also known variously as Baldas...
