Trombone History: Au Conservatoire

Au conservatoire

Added the below image, a depiction of the trombone studio of the Paris Conservatoire in 1886, to the 19th Century timeline (2nd half). The image, originally from the French periodical L’Illustration, is a drawing by Paul Renouard titled Au conservatoire: Classe de trombone, professeur M. Delisse. Paul Delisse was trombone professor at the Paris Conservatoire [...]

Head of a Dragon, Body of a Trombone

dragon-bone

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 [...]