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…
Renaissance
Cherub Playing Trombone in Italian Renaissance Painting
I added the below image and caption to the Trombone History Timeline (16th century) and to the collection, Trombone History: Cherubs Playing the Trombone. c. 1557—Murano, Italy: Paolo Caliari (also called Veronese) paints The Seven Planetary Gods on the ceiling of the first…
Trombone at Biblical Feast
I added the below image and caption to the Trombone History Timeline (16th century). I also added it to the blog post, Trombone at the Renaissance Table. And I will also be adding it to the collection of images showing…
Angel Trombonist from 16C Portugal
I recently added the below images and caption to the Trombone History Timeline (16th century). It’s very similar to another painting from c. 1525 (see Timeline). You can see it in the context of 80 other angel trombonist images here:…
Renaissance Angel Trombonist
I just added the image and caption below to the Trombone History Timeline (16th century). I will also be adding it to the collections Angel Trombonists Throughout History and How to Hold a Sackbut. And yes, that tubing does appear…
Pair of Renaissance Angel-Trombonists
Yesterday I added these two images to the Trombone History Timeline (16th Century). I will also be including them in the collection, Angel Trombonists Throughout History. c. 1590—The drawing, Coronation of the Virgin with Angel Musicians and All Saints, attributed to…
The Trombone at the Renaissance Table
Would you allow a trombone at your table? There are numerous documented examples from the Renaissance of trombones performing during meals—“at table”—or in connection with various banquets and feasts. Below are some drawn from the Trombone History Timeline (16th century),…
Trombone in 16th Century Concert Scene
I just added the below image and caption to the Trombone History Timeline (16th century). Enjoy! Late 16th century—Italy: A chalk drawing variously ascribed to Alessandro Allori, Agnolo Bronzino, the circle of Vasari, Baccio Bandinelli, Johannes Stradanus, and Bernardino Campi includes…
Apropos of Halloween: a trombonist-turned-composer does away with wife
Added this article to HubPages about a man named after the trombone who murders his wife: The Strange Case of a 15th Century Trombonist-Composer-Murderer. I could see this guy’s life being made into a movie. Good Halloween fare for the…
Trombone History Image: Another 16th Century Wind Band
A few weeks ago I mentioned adding an image of a 16th century wind band from Spain to the Trombone History Timeline (16th Century). Today I added another 16th century wind band image, this one from Germany. The trombonist appears…