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…
Videos
Trombone in Vienna and the Habsburg Empire: 27 New Entries
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…
Video Update: Heinrich Biber Sonata and Sacred Works
I just added these five videos of works by Baroque composer Heinrich Biber to the Early Literature pages. His sonata for trombone, 2 violins, and continuo is particularly interesting for trombonists. c. 1680—Heinrich Biber, Sonata No. 3 for 2…
Baroque sonata for trombone & violins
I just added this sonata, with a recording from Jörgen van Rijen’s fine CD, to the Early Literature pages (Trombone and Violin(s)). c. 1650—Antonio Bertali, Sonata a 3, No. 1 in D minor for 2 violins, trombone, and continuo….
14 Videos Added to Early Trombone Literature Pages
I’ve embedded quite a few more videos to the Early Literature Pages. Here are the newest videos, below. To see them in their respective categories, go here. I also divided the “Trombone with Various Other Ensembles” page in half so it…
Early Trombone Literature
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14 More Baroque Trombone Recordings
I just added the below 14 recordings to the Trombone History Timeline. There’s some very nice music here! Three of the pieces (Picchi, Buonamente, Schmelzer) include two recordings of the same work; it’s always worthwhile to check out what different performers do…
Early Trombone Recordings: A Pair of Duos
Added the below 2 videos to the Trombone History Timeline (17th century, 1st half, 2nd half). Both recordings are by the excellent Netherlands-based Castello Consort. 1622—Venice, Italy: By this date, P.A. Mariani writes Canzon Per il Deo Gratias, a 2-part work…
Massimiliano Neri: 5 More Trombone Recordings
More recordings of early Baroque music. I recently added the 5 recordings shown below to the Trombone History Timeline (17th century, 2nd half). I also updated the timeline information on the composer, Massimiliano Neri. While I was at it, I discovered…
Three Early Baroque Recordings
I just added three recordings to the Trombone History Timeline (17th century, 1st half). They feature Ensemble Mousike performing Giovanni Cima’s Sonata a 2 (1610), Musica Fiata performing Giovanni Valentini’s Canzon a 4 (c. 1615), and Lodi Mvsicali Ensemble performing Giovanni…