Added the following to both the Alto Trombone Timeline and the General Trombone Timeline–19th Century (2nd half): 1891—London, England: Explanatory notes from an exhibition of musical instruments includes the following about the trombone family in England: “The family of trombones consists in the present day of the alto in e-flat or f, the tenor in [...]
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Trombone History: Timeline Updates
Filed Under: Alto Trombone, Trombone History, Updates Tagged With: 19th century, E-flat alto trombone, F alto trombone, f bass trombone, g bass trombone, London trombone, Romantic, trombone family
Update to Alto in Treatises Page: Summary of Alto Trombone Keys
Made the following update to the Alto in Treatises page, giving a summary of specific keys that writers have historically assigned to the alto trombone. For more on alto trombone keys, see also the Extant Altos page, which lists alto trombones manufactured before 1800, along with their respective keys. OVERALL KEY TOTALS: 40 [...]
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