I just added these recordings to the Trombone History Timeline (18th Century). Some of them I also added to the Alto Trombone Timeline. Several of these pieces are absolutely striking, and we should probably know them better as trombonists. The album…
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Trombone with Ribbons
Added to Trombone History Timeline (19th century, 1826-1850), and to the blog post, Trombone and the Dance. Mid-1800s—A trombonist with decorative ribbons on his slide helps provide music for a maypole dance in an anonymous print from the mid…
Not All Angels
Something happened after all the angel-trombonists of the 15th-18th centuries! I have just added the below image and caption to the Trombone History Timeline (19th century, 2nd half). c. 1900—Austria: Trombone Player, a painting by Carl Siegfried Stoitzner (1866-1943), features a…
19th-Century Trombone in Afghanistan and Brazil
I recently added the below two images from the 19th century to the Trombone History Timeline (2nd half and 1826-1850). I believe this is the first trombone history image I have been able to locate from Afghanistan, and there are…
Protected: Early Trombone Equipment
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Trombone and the Dance
Several years ago I posted a collection of captions and images from the Trombone History Timeline reflecting the trombone’s historical use as a dance instrument. I have added to it since then (see 1548, c. 1585, c. 1828, c. 1840,…
From One Duke to Another: Teach Your Trumpeter the Manner and Art of Playing the Trombone
I recently added the below entries to the Trombone History Timeline, 15th century (the 1471 entry was expanded from a previous entry). These entries are noteworthy because they refer to the first century of trombone history, and early details about the…
Six New Serpent and Ophicleide Images
I’ve added 6 new serpent and ophicleide images to the post Serpent & Ophicleide: History and Images, bringing the total images in that post to more than 100. Here are the new pictures, along with their captions: 1673—Rome, Italy:…
Trombone History: Two British Images
Added two new images, both of them British in origin, to the Trombone History Timeline, 17th century (first half) and 17th century (second half)— 1643—London, England: A painting on an the case of an organ by Christian Smith depicts a…
Where do you come up with this stuff?
One of the most commonly-asked questions resulting from this site is “Where do you come up with this stuff?” (read: “Why don’t you get a life?”). The reply is that I enjoy collecting this stuff, and, like a lot of…