Added entries to Trombone History Timeline from 2 new primary sources: 2 festival books from the British Library. The British Library has digitized 253 Renaissance festival books (printed accounts of special occasions, often kept by courts) and made them available online here. If you’re a history buff, this is an intriguing collection to browse! The [...]
2 More Primary Sources: Digitized Festival Books from British Library
January 19, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Alto in E-flat: More Primary Sources
January 17, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Added 8 more primary sources to the Alto Trombone Timeline, bringing the total number of primary sources for that timeline to more than 2 dozen. The sources (Gevaert, Riemann, Jadassohn, Saro, Galli, Mayerhoff, Coon, and Corder) are 19th and early 20th century orchestration texts from a wide range of locations (Germany, Italy, Belgium, England, and [...]
Note from Conservator at Germanisches Nationalmuseum
January 8, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Just got a kind email about the site from Markus Raquet, Conservator of Musical Instruments at the Germanisches Nationalmuseum and maker of historical brass instruments. The Germanisches Nationalmuseum holds an extensive collection of early trombones (see, for example, the “holders” of the many early alto trombones in my post on extant altos). I also added [...]
ABQ Residency photos
January 6, 2009 By 1 Comment
American Brass Quintet held a mini-residency at the Brigham Young University School of Music in November, 2008, made possible through a BYU Laycock Foundation Grant and the National Endowment for the Arts. It was a fantastic experience for students, faculty, and community. BYU’s brass and chamber music areas in particular benefited greatly from ABQ’s world-class [...]