1763—Gnadenberg and Herrnhut, Germany

Accounts of Moravian settlements in Germany mention use of trombone accompaniment for congregational singing at peace festivals (Gombosi, A Day of Solemn Thanksgiving 189, 208). An account of a service at Herrnhut gives the following description: “The entire congregation under the pealing trumpets and trombones repeated these words: Ihn ewiglich” (Gombosi, A Day of Solemn Thanksgiving 201).