Yesterday I added the below images and entry in the 20th century trombone history timeline. The detail of the poster only shows one trombonist, and the full image is hard to see, but there are actually two trombonists included. The creation of numerous “Damen Blasorchester” and “Ladies’ Brass Band” ensembles seems to constitute something of [...]
Six Valve Trombone by Adolphe Sax
February 23, 2010 By 10 Comments
Added the following to the 19th century timeline (2nd half): 1864—Paris, France: Two prints in the illustrated newspaper L’Illustration depict instruments by Adolphe Sax. The first, Audition des nouveaux instruments d’Adolphe Sax, shows a man demonstrating instruments on a stage. The second shows several instruments up close, including a “Nouveau trombone,” the six-valve instrument situated [...]
Wedding Bells: Trombone in Wedding Celebrations
February 18, 2010 By 1 Comment
I just added another image to the 19th century timeline (2nd half), another depiction of a wedding celebration that includes trombone (c. 1885, shown below). Wedding celebrations constitute a fairly common theme in trombone history, with a total of 14 related images spread throughout the Trombone History Timeline. They’re shown together below. The bulk of [...]
Head of a Dragon, Body of a Trombone
February 14, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Added another image to the 19th century timeline. This one, a print from France’s L’Illustration, features a buccin, or trombone with a bell in the shape of a dragon head (see 1873, below). The instrument apparently saw its creation and heyday in the 19th century (1st half, 2nd half), fizzling out in the 20th century. Kind [...]
Trombone Images from 19th Century London Newspapers
February 13, 2010 By Leave a Comment
I have recently added quite a few trombone images to the 19th century timeline (1st half, 2nd half). Many of them originate from London. Collected below are all the pictures from the 19th century timeline that come from London. As it turns out, they are all from newspapers. Several are humorous in nature. A couple [...]