c. 1545—Nuremberg, Germany

An anonymous depiction of a dance, Fastnachtstanz von Metzgern im Jahre 1519 (Carnival Dance of the Butchers in the Year 1519), from Schembarthandschrift, portrays a trombone as a member of a wind instrument trio providing music for a Nuremberg carnival dance (see detail and full image below; click full image for larger version; public domain) (Salmen, Musikleben im 16 78-79).