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Trombone History

Valve Trombones in Danish Band

October 22, 2019October 22, 2019 wkimball
Trombone History, Trombone Images, Updates

I’ve just added the image and caption below to the Trombone History Timeline (19th century, 2nd half) and the post/collection, Valve Trombone in Iconography.   1888—Denmark: Erik Henningsen’s painting, Vagtparade, features several valve trombones in a military band (see below image; public domain)…

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Another Version of Triumph of Maximilian

October 16, 2019February 4, 2025 wkimball
Trombone History, Trombone Images, Updates

The famous series of woodcuts entitled The Triumph of Maximilian, executed primarily by artist Hans Burgkmair, includes the trombone in four different plates. The series depicts an imaginary procession of the court of Emperor Maximilian I (1459-1519), who died before the…

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Rear-Facing Trombone from Italy

October 14, 2019October 14, 2019 wkimball
Trombone History, Trombone Images, Updates

I just added another example, below, to the collections Rear-Facing Trombones throughout History (now 71 images), Angel Trombonists throughout History (now 116 images), as well as to the Trombone History Timeline (17th century, 2nd half).   Late 17th Century—Bologna, Italy: An angel holding what…

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18th Century Print of 17th Century Angel-Trombone Fresco

October 12, 2019October 12, 2019 wkimball
Trombone History, Trombone Images, Updates

I just added the print and caption below to the Trombone History Timeline (18th century). For reference in this blog post, I have included the original fresco below the print version.   c. 1780-1795—Piacenza, Italy: A print by Antonio Bresciani reproducing a…

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Angel Trombonist in Fiegni, Italy

October 12, 2019October 12, 2019 wkimball
Trombone History, Trombone Images, Updates

I just added the below images and caption to the Trombone History Timeline (17th century, 1601-1625) and to the collection, Angel Trombonists throughout History (where there are now 115 examples).   Early 17th century—Fiegni, Fiastra, Italy: Incoronazione della Vergine, a fresco in…

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Rear-facing Trombones in Netherlands Church

October 12, 2019October 12, 2019 wkimball
Trombone History, Trombone Images, Updates

Judging by iconography, the rear-facing trombone has probably existed for roughly five centuries, through most of the trombone’s long history, although it became most widespread in the 19th century (see 70 examples in Backward Advances: Rear-Facing Trombones Throughout History). Iconography also…

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The Trombone as a Symbol of Vox Verbi

October 8, 2019October 8, 2019 wkimball
Trombone History, Trombone Images, Updates

Today I was sent this marvelous image by David Yacus and just added it to the Trombone History Timeline (17th century, 2nd half). I remember as a student being told that the trombone sometimes represents the voice of God in music and…

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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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Carnival Band in Costume

August 9, 2019 wkimball
Trombone History, Trombone Images, Updates

I just added this interesting photograph to the Trombone History Timeline. What a picture!   c. 1900—A carnival band dressed as women in folk costumes includes multiple trombones (see below image; public domain).

Trombone in 18C Trophy

August 8, 2019 wkimball
Trombone History, Trombone Images, Updates

Today I added this image and caption to the Trombone History Timeline (18th century). Although they are far from common, other examples of trombones in trophy settings (decorative clusters), include one in the Vatican (1517-19), another in a church in Venice (c….

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