Gabriel Faure’s “Pie Jesu,” arranged for alto trombone and organ, originally recorded for my solo CD, Collage, is now featured on a compilation CD by Tantara Records titled Escape to a Place of Peace and Calm. I don’t have the…
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Trombone History: Another Angel-Trombonist
Found the below painting and posted it in the Trombone History Timeline–17th century (2nd half). Another nice religious image. The angel almost looks a bit soulful! 1668-93—Passau, Germany: Carpoforo Tencalla’s fresco in St. Stephan’s Cathedral includes depictions of many angel-musicians,…
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…
Added Trombones: Enjoying the Full Sound Potential
Added the below entry to the 18th Century Trombone History Timeline. I think Mr. Rey may have been on to something. 1799—Paris, France: Jean-Baptiste Rey conducts a revival of Gluck’s Armide. Composer C.H. Plantade, armed with a score of the work,…
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: More 18C Timeline Updates
Added the final entries from Stewart Carter’s “Trombone Obbligatos in Viennese Oratorios of the Baroque” to the 18th Century Timeline. In contrast to those of the earlier post, these entries don’t involve alto trombone. _______________ 1704—Vienna, Austria: Marc’ Antonio Ziani’s…
Trombone History Timeline Updates
Added the following entries, primarily to the 18th Century Timeline, from info contained in Stewart Carter’s excellent article, “Trombone Obbligatos in Viennese Oratorios of the Baroque” (Historic Brass Society Journal, 1990). I also added the entries to the Alto Trombone…
Note from Adam Woolf, His Majestys Sagbutts & Cornetts
I got a nice note about the site from Adam Woolf, alto and tenor sackbut player in His Majestys Sagbutts & Cornetts and a number of other prominent early music ensembles. He is currently working on a sackbut tutor, the…
Trombone History: 17th Century Ensemble
Added the image below to the 17th Century (first half) timeline. Seems like the trombone’s always in the back…(see also here). 1600s—Italy: An anonymous Italian painting portrays an instrumental ensemble with diverse dress and a mixed grouping of winds, strings,…
Jazz Trombone History: Miff Mole
Added the following to the 20th Century Trombone History Timeline: 1922—New York trombonist Miff Mole records with the Original Memphis Five, of which he is an early member. He later becomes one of the most active freelancers in New York…