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,…
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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…
Trade Catalog: Another 19th Century Alto Trombone Sighting
I just added the below caption to the Alto Trombone Timeline. This addition brings the total number of 19th century trade catalogs that clearly label the alto trombone an E-flat instrument to 22 (see here). What is the historical significance? This is yet another piece of evidence that…
Trade Catalogs: More Alto Trombone in the 19th Century
I just added the below two captions to the Alto Trombone Timeline. This addition brings to 21 the total number of 19th century trade catalogs that clearly label the alto trombone an E-flat instrument (see here). What is the historical significance? This is yet another piece of…
Trade Catalog: Alto Trombone in 19C France
I just added the below caption and image to the Alto Trombone Timeline. What is the historical significance? This is a small piece of evidence (among a lot of other evidence) that runs counter to what some historians have asserted about…
Answer to Blog Comment on Alto Trombone
Yesterday I received a lengthy comment on one of my blog entries about the alto trombone. You can see the original post and comment here. Because of the length of my reply and the number of links I wanted to…
Alto Trombone Timeline: 100-Plus Primary Sources
Over the weekend I went through the Alto Trombone History Timeline and double-checked sources. I ended up adding several sources to the Alto Bibliography that had inadvertently been omitted (primarily 19th-century trade catalogs). With these additions, the Alto Timeline now…
The Alto Trombone in 19th Century Music Journal
Today I added the below caption to the Alto Trombone Timeline, bringing the total number of primary sources for the timeline to 90. Noteworthy is the fact that the author clearly states that the alto trombone is pitched in F,…
Dodworth's Brass Band School: Another Alto Source
I just added the caption and diagram below to the Alto Trombone Timeline and the Alto in Treatises page. Another alto trombone primary source. Notice that the alto trombone is not merely a tenor trombone with an extra-small mouthpiece, but…
Trombone Family in 18th Century Dictionary
I just added the caption below to the Trombone History Timeline (18th century) and the Alto Trombone Timeline. This brings the number of primary sources for the Alto Trombone Timeline to 89. I’ll be adding several more soon. The reader will…