I recently added the below photo and caption to the Trombone History Timeline (19th century—2nd half). It features the famous conductor-composer John Philip Sousa with the US Marine Band. Several trombonists are pictured on the far right. Additional trombone connections…
Trombone Images
Trombone in 19C Adventure Novel
I recently added the below image and caption to the Trombone History Timeline (19th century—2nd half). In the story, two French acrobats, about to embark on a journey by sea, need to pack light, taking with them only the essentials….
Brass Bands with Alto, Tenor, and Bass Trombone
I just added the below 2 images and captions to both the Trombone History Timeline (19th century—2nd half) and the Alto Trombone History Timeline. 1865—Lancashire, England: A photograph of the 4th Lancashire Rifle Volunteers Band shows trombone players with alto,…
Trombone-Playing Cherub from Spanish Baroque
Today I added the first image below to the Trombone History Timeline (see top image and caption). I also added it to the HubPages article, Trombone History: Cherubs Playing the Trombone. It brings to mind another Marian painting, very close…
Trombone in Political Cartoon
I just added the below image and caption to the Trombone History Timeline and to the HubPages article, Super Slides: Trombones with Extension Handles. 1827—London: A political cartoon by John Doyle entitled The Tory Band includes a trombonist in military…
Angel Trombonist Copy
I just added the below drawing, attributed to Rosaspina, to the Trombone History Timeline (18th century). For reference in this post, I’ve included the original painting by Carracci, along with its caption from the timeline. As you can see, the drawing…
Dance Music from Baroque London
I have just finished updating the below entry from the Trombone History Timeline (17th century—first half). This is fairly well-known music to modern brass quintet players; modern arrangements generally give the 2 cornet parts to trumpets, the alto sackbut part…
Alto Trombone Music in the German Baroque
I just added the below entry to both the general Trombone History Timeline and the Alto Trombone History Timeline. In this blog post I have included the Praetorius illustration for the sake of convenience (it’s not included with the entry…
Angel Trombonist from German Baroque
I recently added the below picture and caption to the Trombone History Timeline (18th century). I will also be adding it to the collection Angel Trombonists Throughout History. 1700s—King David Playing the Harp, a painting from the German school,…
Angel Trombonist from German Renaissance
Today I added this image and caption to the Trombone History Timeline (16th century) and Angel Trombonists Throughout History (where there are now 75 images). c. 1566—Celle, Germany: The interior of Celler Schlosskapelle (the chapel of Celle Castle) is completely…