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Trombone in Vienna and the Habsburg Empire: 27 New Entries

September 24, 2019September 24, 2019 wkimball
Literature, Trombone History, Trombone Images, Updates, Videos

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…

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Baroque sonata for trombone & violins

February 21, 2019February 22, 2019 wkimball
Early Trombone Literature, Literature, Trombone History, Updates, Videos

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….

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14 Videos Added to Early Trombone Literature Pages

February 13, 2019February 13, 2019 wkimball
Literature, Trombone History, Updates, Videos

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…

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Three Names Often Mentioned in Connection with Alto Trombone: Leopold Mozart, W. A. Mozart, and Michael Haydn

May 15, 2017July 9, 2017 wkimball 5 Comments
Alto Trombone, Literature, Trombone History, Updates

  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…

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Early Trombone Literature

January 18, 2017September 22, 2017 wkimball 2 Comments
Literature, Trombone History, Videos

This list has been moved and can now be found in a faster-loading format here.

Alto Trombone Music in the German Baroque

March 20, 2015 wkimball
Alto Trombone, Literature, Trombone History, Trombone Images, Updates

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…

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Early Baroque Works for Trombone with Voice

March 17, 2015 wkimball
Literature, Trombone History, Updates

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…

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Early Baroque Trombone Music on Period Instruments

March 13, 2015 wkimball
Literature, Trombone History, Updates, Videos

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…

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Trombone Music from the Early Baroque

March 7, 2015 wkimball
Literature, Trombone History, Updates

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…

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Brass Trio List

August 2, 2010 wkimball
Literature, Trombone Images, Updates

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…

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