Today I added the below painting and caption to both the Trombone History Timeline and the Alto Trombone History Timeline. Among other things, the engraving on the bell is quite detailed (click on image to expand). Notice also that the…
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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…
Trombone in Pit Orchestra
Just added this painting and caption to the Trombone History Timeline (20th century): 1910—Spencer Frederick Gore includes trombones in the pit orchestra of his painting, Ballet Scenes from “On the Sands” (see below image; click to expand; public domain) (Yale Center for…
Religious Plus Military: Serpent in Trio
I just added another image, shown below, to the blog post Serpent & Ophicleide: History and Images. There are now 126 pictures in that post! As in this image, the mixture of religious and military clothing is interesting, highlighting traditional…
Trombone-Playing Monk
Just added this one to the 19th century timeline (2nd half): 1900—An image by Cederström (probably Ture Nikolaus Cederström, 1843-1924) entitled Concert in the Monastery is reproduced in Elson’s 2nd volume of Famous Composers and their Works. Among the octet of monk-musicians…
Two 19th Century Trombone Paintings by Benjamin Vautier
Below is a pair of images by Swiss artist Benjamin Vautier that I just added to the Trombone History Timeline (19th century, 2nd half). The first one in particular, which depicts a wedding in a region of France, is quite…
Trombone in Dutch House Concert
I recently added the below caption and image to the Trombone History Timeline (19th Century—first half). I have run into numerous similar images along the way, but it’s rare to find one that includes a trombonist. c. 1840—Holland: A…
Details from Denmark: 3 Trombones on the Ceiling
Yesterday I added a pair of details to the caption below from the Trombone History Timeline (17th century, 1st half). I will also soon be adding them to the HubPages article, How to Hold a Sackbut: The Grip of the…
Color Version of Woman Trombonist
I recently updated the below entry from the Trombone History Timeline (16th century). There are a few other places that have a small black & white detail of this trombone player, but this website is currently the only place I…
Angels at San Stefano, Vicenza
I recently added this painting and caption to the Trombone History Timeline (17th century—1st half). The painting is quite striking, consisting of only four musicians and featuring a beautiful contrast in colors. The trombone in the picture has an extra…