Today I added the below image and caption to the Trombone History Timeline, 17th Century (1626-1650). I also plotted it in the Iconography Map, where there is now a nice little cluster of 4 historical trombone images in Prague. c….
Trombone History
Trombone Iconography: 15 New Images
I recently added 15 images to the Trombone History Timeline. First of all, more than half in this batch were found by others: many thanks to Matthew Manchester, Bruce Dickey, Maximilien Brisson, and Iris Tjoonk! One of the common themes in this group of images,…
The Trombone a Century Ago, Two Centuries Ago…Five Centuries Ago
Occasionally, in my personal life, I reflect back on what I was doing 10 years ago, 20 years ago, 30 years ago, etc. Taking a step back to look at the broader picture gives you a different sense of your current situation….
Early Trombone Literature
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Four Trombone Paintings in Genova Church
Special thanks to Catalina Vicens for discovering 3 of the 4 paintings below and for allowing me to use her photographs in the Trombone History Timeline! You can find the entry shown below in historical context here. I will also be including…
Trombone History: 18 Orchestra Seating Plans from the 19th Century
I am posting these 19th century orchestra seating plans as a blog entry instead of in the Trombone Timeline, mainly for reasons of space. They come from 2 sources. The largest group, 15 seating plans from the year 1844, all of German/Austrian…
14 More Baroque Trombone Recordings
I just added the below 14 recordings to the Trombone History Timeline. There’s some very nice music here! Three of the pieces (Picchi, Buonamente, Schmelzer) include two recordings of the same work; it’s always worthwhile to check out what different performers do…
Early Trombone Recordings: A Pair of Duos
Added the below 2 videos to the Trombone History Timeline (17th century, 1st half, 2nd half). Both recordings are by the excellent Netherlands-based Castello Consort. 1622—Venice, Italy: By this date, P.A. Mariani writes Canzon Per il Deo Gratias, a 2-part work…
Massimiliano Neri: 5 More Trombone Recordings
More recordings of early Baroque music. I recently added the 5 recordings shown below to the Trombone History Timeline (17th century, 2nd half). I also updated the timeline information on the composer, Massimiliano Neri. While I was at it, I discovered…
Three Early Baroque Recordings
I just added three recordings to the Trombone History Timeline (17th century, 1st half). They feature Ensemble Mousike performing Giovanni Cima’s Sonata a 2 (1610), Musica Fiata performing Giovanni Valentini’s Canzon a 4 (c. 1615), and Lodi Mvsicali Ensemble performing Giovanni…