Alto Trombone History Update
November 25, 2008 by wkimball · Leave a Comment
Added entries related to alto trombone in the Trombone History Timeline and Alto Trombone Timeline. Both have to do with late 19th-century instrument manufacturers (Boosey in London and Zimmermann in Leipzig) and their alto trombone production/offerings. This information may be of interest to some because it is from a period of time when alto trombone is thought to be nearly obsolete.
News Item
November 21, 2008 by wkimball · Leave a Comment
Got a nice note about the website from David Zimet, owner of Hickey’s Music, one of the best sources out there for trombone music. Hickey’s also carries a lot of the breathing toys that I discuss in the “Respiratory Training” article on this site. David and his team were very, very helpful, by the way, when I was working on my doctoral project 9 or 10 years ago, trying to track down 168 published alto trombone solos (many of which were pretty obscure). They can find almost anything!
$20,000 Trombone Composition Competition
November 17, 2008 by wkimball · Leave a Comment
The Barlow Endowment for Music Composition at Brigham Young University has announced that it will be celebrating its 25th anniversary by sponsoring a $20,000 prize for a new trombone concerto. The new work will be premiered by Joseph Alessi with the BYU Philharmonic Orchestra in 2011. For more information visit http://barlow.byu.edu.
Copyright and Public Domain
November 6, 2008 by wkimball · Leave a Comment
The images on this site are either used by permission or are in the public domain. After reviewing this website with a university licensing and copyright expert, here is my personal understanding: Public domain for artwork occurs after the death of the artist plus 70 years. In addition, recent legal decisions (e.g., Bridgeman v. Corel) have held that close reproductions of public domain artworks do not reach a level of creativity sufficient to carry copyright of their own.