I added the below image to the Trombone History Timeline, 19th century (2nd half). I will also be adding it to the collection, Women in Trombone History. 1855—France: Le Lendemain de la Saint Sébastien, a painting by Jules Adolphe Breton, features…
Angel-Trombonist in German Church
I just added the below caption and image to the Trombone History Timeline, 17th century (1601-25). I also added it to the collection, Angel Trombonists Throughout History: 119 Images. c. 1620-24—Wolfenbüttel, Germany: The organ is installed at the Wolfenbüttel Hauptkirche….
Trombone with Singers
I just added this image to the Trombone History Timeline (16th century). The full image (full manuscript page) is also shown here for reference. 1599—Antwerp: An engraving from Graduale Romanum, published by Plantin and Moretus, depicts a group of…
Mendelssohn on Trombone
I recently added the following captions involving Felix Mendelssohn, drawn from three different sources, to the Trombone History Timeline (19th century, 1826-1850). What strikes me about these captions? A few things. First, that Mendelssohn seemed to be of the opinion that…
Berger Concert Troupe, ca. 1875
Added the below caption and images to the Trombone History Timeline (19th century, 2nd half). c. 1875—Grass Valley, California: An engraving for a poster promoting a performance of the Berger Concert Troupe in Grass Valley, a mining town in…
Small band leads a pretty long sausage
Added this image and caption to the Trombone History Timeline (19th century, 2nd half). Enjoy! 1880—Stuttgart, Germany: “Eine ziemlich lange Wurst,” a lithograph illustration in Märchengarten, Lustige Bilder und Geschichten für die Jugend, features a small band leading a very…
Cards and trombones, ca. 1900
Just added this photo to the Trombone History Timeline (19th century, 2nd half). c. 1900—Zittau, Germany: Four firefighters play cards around a small table while four trombones are carefully balanced in front of them (see below image; public domain).
Trombone or Hobby Horse?
I just added the below image and caption to the Trombone History Timeline (15th century). c. 1465—France: An anonymous illustration in Pierre Michault’s La Dance aux aveugles includes what may be a trombone. A related passage from the manuscript says, “From her…
Non-Social Distancing Music Ensemble, 16th Century
I have just added this striking painting to the Trombone History Timeline (16th century). c. 1590—The painting Musical Scene, by Lodewyk Toeput (c. 1550-c. 1603), a Flemish painter active in Italy, features a pair of trombones in a musical ensemble…
6 More Ophicleide Images
I just added the following half-dozen pictures and captions to Serpent & Ophicleide Images: 1600-1800 and Serpent & Ophicleide Images: 1851-present. 1843—Paris, France: L. Franck’s Méthode d’ophicléide is published by J. Meissonnier (see below image; public domain) (National Library of France). 1871—Germany:…