I just added the below caption to the Trombone History Timeline (17th century, 1626-1650). I will also be adding it to the collection, Perching on the Pipes and Angel Trombonists Throughout History. Incidentally, 1631 is not early for depiction of angels playing…
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Early Trombone on Regal Case
Added the caption and images below to the Trombone History Timeline (17th century, 2nd half) and the Interactive Map of European Trombone Iconography. 1690—Lambach, Austria: A regal, originating circa 1580 from Lambach Abbey, includes a case dated 1690. The case…
Sacred Trombone Image from Northern Italy
Today I added the below image and caption to the Trombone History Timeline (17th century, 1601-1625) and the collection, Angel Trombonists throughout History: 104 Images. If you view the interactive map of trombone iconography in Europe, you will notice a high concentration…
Trombone Iconography: 3 Early German Trombone Images
Added the below caption and images to the Trombone History Timeline (16th century). I also plotted it on the interactive map of trombone art in Europe. 1598—Kassel, Germany: Visual records by Wilhelm Dilich of celebrations related to the christening of…
16C Angel with Alto Trombone?
I just added the following to the Alto Trombone History Timeline. I will also be adding it to the Trombone History Timeline, collection of angel-trombonists, and map of trombone iconography. 16th century—Toledo, Spain: A fresco located in the courtyard called…
Trombone Iconography: Trombone & Organ in 17th Century Austria
I added the below image and caption to the Trombone History Timeline (17th century, 2nd half) and to the collections, Perching on the Pipes: Trombone & Organ Images and Angel Trombonists throughout History: 100 Images. I will soon be adding it to the Interactive Map of…
Trombone in Valtice Castle Chapel
Below is a new image and caption that I added to the Trombone History Timeline (18th century). You can also see it in my collection of more than 100 angel trombonists, Angel Trombonists throughout History, and in the Google map plotting…
Three Names Often Mentioned in Connection with Alto Trombone: Leopold Mozart, W. A. Mozart, and Michael Haydn
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…
The Life of an Early Trombone Painting
Throughout art history, you can occasionally find multiple versions of the same image. Sometimes the versions are from the same artist (e.g., preparatory sketches), sometimes they are by other artists in other media (e.g., from a painting to an engraving),…
Bologna Q 18 in Trombone History
Today I added the following entry to the Trombone History Timeline (16th century) and the Early Trombone Literature List (Trombone with Various Other Ensembles): c. 1502-1506—Bologna, Italy: A collection of music later called Bologna Q 18 is compiled, probably for the use…