1847/8—London, England

Charles Dickens, in his novel Dombey & Son, describes several desperate musicians in search of employment for a bridal party, including a trombone player from a brass band: “The brass band…in the person of an artful trombone, lurks and dodges round the corner, waiting for some traitor-tradesman to reveal the place and hour of breakfast, for a bribe” (Lightwood 67).