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Trombone on Baroque Organ Shutters

August 5, 2011 By wkimball Leave a Comment

I just added the below image and caption to the Trombone History Timeline (17th century, first half). Another angel-trombone. 1638—Schleiz, Germany: A painting on the left organ shutter in the Bergkirche includes an angel trombonist among several angel musicians (see below image; public domain).

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Angel Plays Serpent

June 21, 2011 By wkimball Leave a Comment

I just added the below image and caption to the post, Serpent & Ophicleide: History and Images, bringing the total number of images on that post to 81. The angel’s playing position is interesting—makes the instrument almost look like a bari sax! 1704-14—Saalfeld, Germany: Carlo Ludovico Castelli paints an angel playing a serpent in Saalfeld’s [...]

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Trombone in Bavarian Abbey

June 15, 2011 By wkimball Leave a Comment

Just added the below image and entry to the Trombone History Timeline (18th century). Interesting visual perspective—and definitely an unorthodox grip if it’s a trombone. c. 1705—Irsee, Germany (near Kaufbeuren): A fresco by Magnus Remy (1674-1734) decorating the ceiling of Irsee Abbey features angels playing various brass instruments, including what appears to be a [...]

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More Angel-Trombones on Pipe Organs

April 10, 2011 By wkimball Leave a Comment

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Added the below entry and picture to the Trombone History Timeline (18th century) and to an old blog post titled Perching on the Pipes: Trombone & Organ Images. What a beautiful instrument—and two trombones to top it off! 1740—Coburg, Germany: A Schuke organ is installed in St. Moriz Church. Atop the pipes are two angel-trombonists [...]

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Bone in the Clouds: Another Baroque Angel-Trombonist

April 7, 2011 By wkimball Leave a Comment

Today I added another image to the Trombone History Timeline (17th century, first half)—yet another angel-trombonist. I’ll also be adding it to the HubPages article, Angel-Trombonists Throughout History. Below is the drawing, along with the timeline caption. The artist is actually known primarily for his work as an early art historian. The image looks like [...]

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Curious Trombone History Image

August 28, 2010 By wkimball Leave a Comment

Added the below entry and images to the Trombone History Timeline, 17th century (first half). The instrument most clearly resembles a trombone, although the left-hand grip and the fact that the rear bow doesn’t extend behind the head is obviously not right. It looks like the artist had a tendency to paint the trombone/trumpet this [...]

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Angel Musicians of Florence’s Santissima Annunziata

June 26, 2010 By wkimball 1 Comment

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Two weeks ago I added the below trombone history image & caption to the 17th century timeline (1st half), as well as posting The Evolution of a Trombone Painting, a blog post that included not only the painting, but several sketches that preceded it. 1644—Florence, Italy: Il Volterrano (also known variously as Baldassare Franceschini and [...]

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Missing Something? Bell-less Trombones in Art

June 20, 2010 By wkimball 3 Comments

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The slide is one of the most identifiable visual characteristics of the trombone in artwork. However, when a slide turns up without a bell, it can be problematic. Could it still be a trombone? Are we trying too hard to make it a trombone? Was it just artist error? Artistic license? A mistake in a [...]

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