I have recently added quite a few trombone images to the 19th century timeline (1st half, 2nd half). Many of them originate from London. Collected below are all the pictures from the 19th century timeline that come from London. As…
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Another Circus/Clown Trombone Image
Added a trombone image to the 19th century timeline (2nd half). It’s quite a colorful poster, another image related to the circus/clown theme in trombone history that seems to comprise a trend in the late 19th century (see earlier post)….
19th Century Trombone Images: A Painting, A Postcard, and Two Posters
Added several images to the 19th century Trombone History Timeline (2nd half). I don’t know that there’s really any overarching theme here, unless perhaps it’s humor. c. 1855—Artist Albert Kindler includes a trombonist in his painting After the Wedding. The…
Out of Doors: Two Late 19th-Century German Paintings
Recently added 2 paintings by German artist Wilhelm Carl August Zimmer to the 19th Century Timeline (2nd half). Dating from the end of the century, they both depict trombone performing in outdoor settings. Outdoor settings seem to become more and…
Trombone History: Bruckner and the Trombone
Added the below new entries to the 19th century timeline (2nd half) on Bruckner’s use of trombone with voices from Mary Rasmussen’s “A Bibliography of Choral Music with Trombone Ensemble Accompaniment, as Compiled from Eleven Selected Sources” Brass Quarterly 5…
Trombone History: Two Very Different Images
Added the following images, quite a bit different in character, to the 17th Century (first half) and 19th Century (2nd half) timelines, respectively. The similarity, of course, is that they both include a trombone. _______________ c. 1610—Antwerp, Belgium: Hendrick van…
Trombone History: Pair of images from The Graphic
Added a pair of images from The Graphic, an illustrated weekly newspaper published in London, to the 19th (2nd half) and 20th century timelines. The first one appears to be a somewhat satirical depiction of a German band, which would…
Trombone History: Mini-Bibliography
Where to start? Writing a trombone history paper and want to know where to begin? Below is a condensed bibliography listing some good introductory sources. The first category contains books on trombone (or brass in general), while the second contains…
Trombone Image: 19th Century Parisian Orchestra
Added the following image and entry to the 19th Century Trombone History Timeline (2nd half): c. 1883—Paris, France: Jean Beraud’s painting, The Box by the Stalls, offers a view, through a patron’s box seat, of a Parisian orchestra. Included is…
Trombone History: Timeline Updates
Added the following to both the Alto Trombone Timeline and the General Trombone Timeline–19th Century (2nd half): 1891—London, England: Explanatory notes from an exhibition of musical instruments includes the following about the trombone family in England: “The family of trombones…