Vienna, former capital of the Habsburg Empire, is one of my favorite cities. Last summer I took my family there for two months and directed a BYU study abroad program; five years before that I did the same thing. What an amazing place…
Literature
Baroque sonata for trombone & violins
I just added this sonata, with a recording from Jörgen van Rijen’s fine CD, to the Early Literature pages (Trombone and Violin(s)). c. 1650—Antonio Bertali, Sonata a 3, No. 1 in D minor for 2 violins, trombone, and continuo….
14 Videos Added to Early Trombone Literature Pages
I’ve embedded quite a few more videos to the Early Literature Pages. Here are the newest videos, below. To see them in their respective categories, go here. I also divided the “Trombone with Various Other Ensembles” page in half so it…
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…
Early Trombone Literature
This list has been moved and can now be found in a faster-loading format here.
Alto Trombone Music in the German Baroque
I just added the below entry to both the general Trombone History Timeline and the Alto Trombone History Timeline. In this blog post I have included the Praetorius illustration for the sake of convenience (it’s not included with the entry…
Early Baroque Works for Trombone with Voice
Today I added the below entry to the Trombone History Timeline (17th century—first half). The early Baroque was a busy time in the history of the trombone. Look at the number of entries in the timeline just for the year…
Early Baroque Trombone Music on Period Instruments
I just added the below heading and video to the Trombone History Timeline. Among the pieces listed is one of the oldest original trombone quartets. The video features that quartet, with terrific playing on period instruments. Enjoy! 1629—Nuremberg, Germany: Numerous works from Biagio…
Trombone Music from the Early Baroque
I just added the below seven entries to the Trombone History Timeline—17th century (first half). They all refer to music that specifies trombone, and the information comes from A Catalog of Music for the Cornett, an excellent and thorough resource…
Brass Trio List
Added another article, Top 20 Brass Trios, to HubPages. It is basically a list I draw from as coordinator of brass chamber music at BYU. As I note in the article, I generally steer students toward forming into quintets, but…