I just added the below image/caption to the Trombone History Timeline (19th century—1826-1850). 1849—Bologna, Italy: A watercolor depicts a trombonist from the Bologna Civic Guard Band (see below image; public domain) (Istituto per la storia del Risorgimento italiano, Rome).
Trombone History
The Renaissance Trombone
I have been working through more sources by Keith Polk, and yesterday I added the 3 entries shown below to the Trombone History Timeline (15th century). Sources by Keith Polk and Frank D’Accone dominate the 15th century of the timeline. Both authors are…
Alto Trombone in Another 19th Century Text
I have added the below caption to the Alto Trombone Timeline, where there are now well over 100 primary sources, and to the Alto in Treatises page. It provides yet another example of the alto trombone as an E-flat instrument…
Trombone Professor at Florence’s Cherubini Conservatory
New to the Trombone History Timeline (19th century, 2nd half) is the below caption and image. It reflects both the interest in valve trombone and the trend of instrumental innovation in the 19th century. 1860—Florence, Italy: Giovacchino Bimboni (1810-1895) is…
The Trombone and the Casanatense Manuscript
I have now added the below caption about the Casanatense manuscript (also known as the Casanatense Chansonnier or simply Casanatense 2856), to the Trombone History Timeline (15th century). What is the significance of this manuscript in the history of the…
More trombone depictions by Hans Mielich
There are two paintings by German artist Hans Mielich that are relatively well known by music scholars in general and trombone scholars in particular: Outdoor Feast (see 1549, below) and the artist’s depiction of the Bavarian court orchestra (see 1563-70,…
Another 17C Trombone Painting, Possibly an Alto Trombone
Today I added the below painting and caption to both the Trombone History Timeline and the Alto Trombone History Timeline. Among other things, the engraving on the bell is quite detailed (click on image to expand). Notice also that the…
Angel Trombonist After Famous Lippi Painting
Here’s a new angel trombonist image that I added to the Trombone History Timeline (17th century—first half). The source is Gallica, the digital library of the National Library of France. The date of c. 1600 is my best conjecture, since…
Renaissance Italy: Trombone in Outdoor Concert
I recently added the below caption and images to the Trombone History Timeline (16th century). I also added it to the collection of images showing the grip of the early trombone. There’s an odd little piece of overpainting on the…
Cherub Playing Trombone in Italian Renaissance Painting
I added the below image and caption to the Trombone History Timeline (16th century) and to the collection, Trombone History: Cherubs Playing the Trombone. c. 1557—Murano, Italy: Paolo Caliari (also called Veronese) paints The Seven Planetary Gods on the ceiling of the first…