Just added four more images to the Trombone History Timeline (16th century), all of them from processions in Renaissance Germany. 1582—Dresden: Artist Daniel Bretschneider records the events of a procession, including 2 trombonists among a group of female instrumentalists (see below image—click on picture for larger version; public domain). 1584—Dresden, Germany: A procession during wedding [...]
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Trombone History: Four More Renaissance Pictures
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Two More 16th-Century Trombones in Procession
Just added the below two images to the 16th-century timeline. They are both from a procession in 1582 in Dresden, Germany (more details can be found in the timeline). The fact that the trombone players are either female or dressed as female is interesting, as is the instrumentation of the ensembles. Click on picture for [...]
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The Trombone and Death: 16 Requiem Settings
Feeling dark? I recently added quite a few more clips to the Trombone History Timeline, including 16 requiems–musical settings of the requiem mass, or mass for the dead. The trombone has a long history in sacred music in general, requiem settings in particular. It’s noteworthy how frequently and how prominently trombones feature in this very [...]
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Wedding Bells: Trombone in Wedding Celebrations
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 [...]
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