Below is the newest addition to the Trombone History Timeline (19th century, 2nd half). I also added it to the collection, Valve Trombone in Iconography. c. 1860—Michigan, United States: A portrait painting on a cabinet card shows a valve trombone player…

I just added the below image and caption to the Trombone History Timeline (17th century, 2nd half) and to the post Trombone Iconography: Young Trombonists in Five Montserrat Paintings.   c. 1675—Montserrat, Spain: Virgen Montserrat, an oil painting by Agustí Renom,…

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)…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…