I just added the below caption and image to the Trombone History Timeline, 17th century (1601-25). I also added it to the collection, Angel Trombonists Throughout History: 119 Images. c. 1620-24—Wolfenbüttel, Germany: The organ is installed at the Wolfenbüttel Hauptkirche….
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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…
Angel Trombonist After Famous Lippi Painting
Here’s a new angel trombonist image that I added to the Trombone History Timeline (17th century—first half). The source is Gallica, the digital library of the National Library of France. The date of c. 1600 is my best conjecture, since…
Renaissance Italy: Trombone in Outdoor Concert
I recently added the below caption and images to the Trombone History Timeline (16th century). I also added it to the collection of images showing the grip of the early trombone. There’s an odd little piece of overpainting on the…
A Pair of Awkward Trombones from the Early Baroque
I recently added the top images and caption shown below (c. 1620) to the Trombone History Timeline (17th century—1st half). The same artist has another painting, also featured in the timeline, that includes an angel trombonist. I have included that…
Angel Trombonist with Saint Cecilia
I added this image and caption to the Trombone History Timeline (17th century—first half). I also added it to the collection of angel trombonists and collection of images showing the grip of the early trombone. c. 1620—Imola, Italy: Visione di…
Recording: Gabrieli with 6 Trombones
I just added the below video to the Gabrieli caption that was already in place in the Trombone History Timeline (17th century—first half). The video features six trombones from His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts. It’s a beautiful rendition of a…
The Trombone and Written Music in the Renaissance
Scholars sometimes speculate about when a given instrument began reading music. This date has implications on what types of ensembles the instrument participated in, its musical skill level, and its musical status, among other things. During the time period in…
Angel Trombonist in Baroque Germany
I added the below image and caption to the Trombone History Timeline (1626-1650). I also added it to both the collection of angel trombonists and the collection of images demonstrating the grip of the early trombone. Although this painting was…
Two More Angel Trombonists from 17C Italy
I added the below caption and images to the Trombone History Timeline (17th century—first half). I have also added this picture and caption to the collections of images in Angel Trombonists throughout History (where there are now 80 examples) and…