Trombone History: The Trombone in Settings of the Crucifixus

Added the below entries to the 18th Century Timeline from Cameron’s The Crucifixion in Music (Cameron, Jasmin Melissa. The Crucifixion in Music: An Analytical Survey of Settings of the Crucifixus between 1680 and 1800. Contextual Bach studies, no. 1. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2006). As it turns out, they are all works originating in Austria, which [...]

Trombone History Timeline Updates

Added the following entries, primarily to the 18th Century Timeline, from info contained in Stewart Carter’s excellent article, “Trombone Obbligatos in Viennese Oratorios of the Baroque” (Historic Brass Society Journal, 1990). I also added the entries to the Alto Trombone History Timeline, as they all include alto trombone. _______________ 1694—Vienna, Austria: Antonio Draghi’s aria, “Si [...]