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,…
Alto Trombone
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 Moravian trombone…
This, That, or the Other: Labeling in Early Music
I just finished adding nearly 40 new entries to the 17th century (2nd half) timeline from Charlotte Leonard’s very thorough “The Role of the Trombone and its Affekt in the Lutheran Church Music of Seventeenth Century Saxony and Thuringia: The…
Bones in the Belfry
Added a new trombone image by John Wolcott Adams to the 20th century timeline. It bears a strong resemblance to another print, also shown below, of trombonists playing from a belfry. The 1903 image is a depiction of Moravian trombonists;…
Bethlehem Moravians in Trombone History
The influence of the Moravians on the history of the trombone has been widely documented. For entries in the timeline, for example, see 1754, 1760, 1763, 1765, 1767, 1768, 1770, 1771, 1781, 1783, 1822, 1874, 1903, and 1944. More entries…
Alto Trombone Makes the Papers: More Primary Sources from the 19th Century
I recently added 3 entries to the 19th Century Timeline (1st half, 2nd half) and Alto Trombone History Timeline from 19th-Century American newspapers. All three entries deal with the alto trombone. Two are from advertisements, the other a report of a…
Peace and Calm: New Compilation CD
Gabriel Faure’s “Pie Jesu,” arranged for alto trombone and organ, originally recorded for my solo CD, Collage, is now featured on a compilation CD by Tantara Records titled Escape to a Place of Peace and Calm. I don’t have the…
Trombone History: Two Curious Images
Recently I came across an interesting image from the early 16th century that features an instrument bearing something of a resemblance to a trombone. Titled Dances in the Open Air, the painting, by Hans Dürer (brother of the more famous…
Trombone History Timeline Updates
Added the following entries, primarily to the 18th Century Timeline, from info contained in Stewart Carter’s excellent article, “Trombone Obbligatos in Viennese Oratorios of the Baroque” (Historic Brass Society Journal, 1990). I also added the entries to the Alto Trombone…
Learning the Alto Trombone
I added a new page, Learning the Alto Trombone. Drawn from my own playing experience, research, and 10 years of full-time college teaching, it offers a few suggestions for learning the alto trombone.