I recently added the below altarpiece to the 16th century timeline. The religious significance of the early trombone is actually reflected in several altarpieces from the 16th and early 17th centuries; I’ve included 5 others in this blog post, all of them currently shown in the timeline. Unlike the trombones on organ cases, which are [...]
Trombone History: A “Grand Trombone Solo” in New Orleans
January 26, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Added the following to the 19th century timeline (1st half) about a solo performance by Felippe Cioffi. Cioffi, who is mentioned numerous times in the 19th century timeline, was a remarkable trombone soloist who spent his career in New York, New Orleans, and London. 1835—New Orleans, Louisiana: An advertisement for a “grand ballet dance” at [...]
Valve Trombone Image
January 25, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Added the below image and caption to the 20th Century Timeline. The artist spent the bulk of his career in Paris, so the depiction is as likely to be a French trombonist as a Spanish one. c. 1901—Spanish artist and writer Santiago Rusiñol i Prats (1861-1930) draws a series of musicians, including a valve trombonist [...]
Out of Doors: Two Late 19th-Century German Paintings
January 23, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Recently added 2 paintings by German artist Wilhelm Carl August Zimmer to the 19th Century Timeline (2nd half). Dating from the end of the century, they both depict trombone performing in outdoor settings. Outdoor settings seem to become more and more common in visual depictions of trombones through the course of the century. 1882—Germany: Artist [...]
Earliest Depiction of Black Trombonist?
January 21, 2010 By 1 Comment
Today I added a color version of the below image, along with a nice detail of the musicians, to the 16th century timeline. An apt example of the trombone in the wind band tradition (alta ensemble, waits, pifferi, Stadtpfeifer), it is one of only a small handful of trombone paintings from late 15th/early 16th century, [...]
Adam Woolf Sackbut Tutor Now Available
January 20, 2010 By Leave a Comment
A number of months ago I mentioned in this blog that Adam Woolf, member of His Majesty’s Sagbutts & Cornetts and many of the other leading early music ensembles in Europe, would be publishing a sackbut method book in the near future. This welcome addition is now available here. To my knowledge, there are no [...]
Alto Trombone Makes the Papers: More Primary Sources from the 19th Century
January 17, 2010 By Leave a Comment
I recently added 3 entries to the 19th Century Timeline (1st half, 2nd half) and Alto Trombone History Timeline from 19th-Century American newspapers. All three entries deal with the alto trombone. Two are from advertisements, the other a report of a fire. In terms of key, the advertisement from Dodworth of New York actually specifies “alto [...]
Perching on the Pipes: Trombone & Organ Images
January 12, 2010 By Leave a Comment
I’ve recently added quite a few images of trombone sculptures on organs to the Trombone History Timeline. The dates of origin of these sculptures are difficult to nail down, as the organs on which they are housed tend to have multiple re-builds and renovations throughout their given histories; it is very likely that I have some [...]
Peace and Calm: New Compilation CD
January 7, 2010 By 2 Comments
Gabriel Faure’s “Pie Jesu,” arranged for alto trombone and organ, originally recorded for my solo CD, Collage, is now featured on a compilation CD by Tantara Records titled Escape to a Place of Peace and Calm. I don’t have the CD available on this site yet, but it can be purchased directly from Tantara here. [...]