Added the below images and caption to the Trombone History Timeline (17th century, 2nd half) and to the Alto Trombone History Timeline. 1658—Görlitz, Germany: Georg Ball und seine Stadtpfeifer, a painting by Johann Geisius, includes a trombone player sitting around…
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Alto Trombones in 1901 Catalogue
I just added these pictures and their caption to the Alto Trombone Timeline. For a list of somewhat earlier trade catalogues I have collected, see Alto Trombone in 19th Century Trade Catalogs. 1901—Chicago, Illinois: Lyon & Healy, a prominent…
Alto Trombone in Baroque Germany
I just added the following post to the Alto Trombone History Timeline and the Trombone History Timeline (17th century, 2nd half). 1674—Lübeck, Germany: St. Mary’s, employer of the influential organist and composer Dieterich Buxtehude, purchases two diskant Posaunen. This name (diskant Posaune)…
16C Angel with Alto Trombone?
I just added the following to the Alto Trombone History Timeline. I will also be adding it to the Trombone History Timeline, collection of angel-trombonists, and map of trombone iconography. 16th century—Toledo, Spain: A fresco located in the courtyard called…
Three Names Often Mentioned in Connection with Alto Trombone: Leopold Mozart, W. A. Mozart, and Michael Haydn
I have added the following entry to the Alto Trombone History Timeline and the Trombone History Timeline (18th century). It involves specific mention of alto trombone in a letter from Leopold Mozart to his son about a work by Michael…
Alto Trombone: Two More Primary Sources from Mid-19th Century
Below are two more primary sources from the mid-19th century that show the alto trombone in the E-flat orbit. You can find them in broader historical context in the Alto Trombone History Timeline. I also added the Caussinus method to…
Alto Trombone in 1840s France: Five Primary Sources
A few weeks ago I added two more primary sources to the Alto Trombone History Timeline and the Alto in Treatises page. Today I added yet another, the 1844 Supplement to Kastner’s 1837 treatise. To these three sources from 1840s France…
Alto Trombone in 1840s France: Two More Primary Sources
I just added the following two entries to the Alto in Treatises page and the Alto Trombone History Timeline. They are noteworthy for a few reasons: 1) Like Berlioz, they describe an alto trombone that is clearly pitched in the E-flat…
Alto Trombone in Another 19th Century Text
I have added the below caption to the Alto Trombone Timeline, where there are now well over 100 primary sources, and to the Alto in Treatises page. It provides yet another example of the alto trombone as an E-flat instrument…
19C Besson Alto Trombone
I just added the below caption to the Alto Trombone History Timeline. A link is provided to the museum holding, so you can have a look at the alto trombone. The instrument is pitched in E-flat and is clearly not…