Below is the newest addition to the Trombone History Timeline (16th century). The date (c. 1600) is my best estimation; no date info was given by the source.   c. 1600—Le diner imperial, a print by an anonymous artist, includes 2 trombones…

New entry in the Trombone History Timeline (19th century, 2nd half)—   1894—London, England: The Concert Trombone Quartette, advertising in the Musical News, provides endorsements from The Daily Telegraph and from Frederick Bridge, organist of Westminster Abbey. The quartet, comprised…

Today’s addition to the Trombone History Timeline (16th century):   c. 1550—Leon Davent’s print, Musicians (left half of A King Kneeling before an Altar) includes 2 trombones (see below image; public domain) (source: C & J Goodfriend Drawings and Prints).

Added the below image and caption to the Trombone History Timeline (17th century, first half). 1621—Valladolid, Spain: Procession of Our Lady of San Lorenzo, a painting by Matias Velasco in the Church of San Lorenzo, includes a trombone among a group of…

I added the below two images and captions to Trombone History Timeline (19th century, 2nd half) and the collection, Backward Advances: Rear-Facing Trombones Throughout History. 1860—A drawing for the cover of the piano-vocal score for Jacques Offenbach’s operetta, Les deux aveugles,…

Trombones have gone through more permutations than some people may realize. Not only has history seen soprano, alto, tenor, bass, contrabass, and valve trombones, but an intriguing permutation of the instrument, called the rear-facing or over-the-shoulder trombone, pops up frequently in pictures and occasionally in…

Today I added the below image/caption to the Trombone History Timeline (17th century, 2nd half). This one gets a panel to itself! Special thanks to Audrey Christensen Manganaro for alerting me to the image and for the photo itself. c….