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Woman Trombonist in 19C French Painting
I added the below image to the Trombone History Timeline, 19th century (2nd half). I will also be adding it to the collection, Women in Trombone History.
1855—France: Le Lendemain de la Saint Sébastien, a painting by Jules Adolphe Breton, features a group of musicians tha...
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Angel-Trombonist in German Church
I just added the below caption and image to the Trombone History Timeline, 17th century (1601-25). I also added it to the collection, Angel Trombonists Throughout History: 119 Images.
c. 1620-24—Wolfenbüttel, Germany: The organ is installed at the Wolfenbüttel Hauptkirche....
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Trombone with Singers
I just added this image to the Trombone History Timeline (16th century). The full image (full manuscript page) is also shown here for reference.
1599—Antwerp: An engraving from Graduale Romanum, published by Plantin and Moretus, depicts a group of singers accompanied by...
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Mendelssohn on Trombone
I recently added the following captions involving Felix Mendelssohn, drawn from three different sources, to the Trombone History Timeline (19th century, 1826-1850). What strikes me about these captions? A few things. First, that Mendelssohn seemed to be of the opinion that br...
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Berger Concert Troupe, ca. 1875
Added the below caption and images to the Trombone History Timeline (19th century, 2nd half).
c. 1875—Grass Valley, California: An engraving for a poster promoting a performance of the Berger Concert Troupe in Grass Valley, a mining town in Nevada County, California, incl...
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Small band leads a pretty long sausage
Added this image and caption to the Trombone History Timeline (19th century, 2nd half). Enjoy!
1880—Stuttgart, Germany: “Eine ziemlich lange Wurst,” a lithograph illustration in Märchengarten, Lustige Bilder und Geschichten für die Jugend, features a small band leading...
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Cards and trombones, ca. 1900
Just added this photo to the Trombone History Timeline (19th century, 2nd half).
c. 1900—Zittau, Germany: Four firefighters play cards around a small table while four trombones are carefully balanced in front of them (see below image; public domain).
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Trombone or Hobby Horse?
I just added the below image and caption to the Trombone History Timeline (15th century).
c. 1465—France: An anonymous illustration in Pierre Michault’s La Dance aux aveugles includes what may be a trombone. A related passage from the manuscript says, “From her [Fortune...
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Non-Social Distancing Music Ensemble, 16th Century
I have just added this striking painting to the Trombone History Timeline (16th century).
c. 1590—The painting Musical Scene, by Lodewyk Toeput (c. 1550-c. 1603), a Flemish painter active in Italy, features a pair of trombones in a musical ensemble (see below image; pub...
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6 More Ophicleide Images
I just added the following half-dozen pictures and captions to Serpent & Ophicleide Images: 1600-1800 and Serpent & Ophicleide Images: 1851-present.
1843—Paris, France: L. Franck’s Méthode d’ophicléide is published by J. Meissonnier (see below image; public domain)...
