There are two paintings by German artist Hans Mielich that are relatively well known by music scholars in general and trombone scholars in particular: Outdoor Feast (see 1549, below) and the artist’s depiction of the Bavarian court orchestra (see 1563-70,…
Hans Mielich
New and Improved Mielich
Part of what I have been doing recently with the Trombone History Timeline is looking for better versions of what I already have: better documentation, better information, better pictures, etc. Today I added a higher-quality reproduction of one of the…
Wedding Bells: Trombone in Wedding Celebrations
I just added another image to the 19th century timeline (2nd half), another depiction of a wedding celebration that includes trombone (c. 1885, shown below). Wedding celebrations constitute a fairly common theme in trombone history, with a total of 14…