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 [...]
19th Century Trombone Clips
May 12, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Added quite a few video clips to the 19th Century (1st half, 2nd half) of the Trombone History Timeline. They include the following: 19th Century (1st half): Rossini, La Gazza Ladra; Schubert, Symphony No. 9; Berlioz, Symphony Fantastique; Wagner, Tannhauser; Berlioz, Hungarian March 19th Century (2nd half): Verdi, Requiem; Wagner, Ride of the Valkyries The [...]
Trombone Saves Man’s Life
March 12, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Just added this touching story to the 19th century timeline (2nd half): 1875—New York: Harper’s Magazine publishes a humorous fictional piece, “The Story of a Trombone,” with illustrations by Charles Reinhardt. The story is about a man who lives below a French trombonist whose practicing has become an annoyance. “It is not to be endured,” [...]
Trombone History: Au Conservatoire
March 4, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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 [...]
Milan: Fashion, Opera, and Trombone?
March 3, 2010 By 2 Comments
Milan is a city known for both high fashion and opera (home of Giuseppe Verdi and La Scala opera house). But trombone? I recently added a number of entries centering around Milan to the Trombone History Timeline, revealing a fairly active trombone performance tradition in that city. The history of the trombone in Milan seems [...]
Six Valve Trombone by Adolphe Sax
February 23, 2010 By 10 Comments
Added the following to the 19th century timeline (2nd half): 1864—Paris, France: Two prints in the illustrated newspaper L’Illustration depict instruments by Adolphe Sax. The first, Audition des nouveaux instruments d’Adolphe Sax, shows a man demonstrating instruments on a stage. The second shows several instruments up close, including a “Nouveau trombone,” the six-valve instrument situated [...]