Bone in the Clouds: Another Baroque Angel-Trombonist

Today I added another image to the Trombone History Timeline (17th century, first half)—yet another angel-trombonist. I’ll also be adding it to the HubPages article, Angel-Trombonists Throughout History. Below is the drawing, along with the timeline caption. The artist is actually known primarily for his work as an early art historian. The image looks like [...]

How Do You Hold This Thing? Trombone Grip in Iconography

Sketch for fresco by Il Volterrano, 1644. Notice the special attention to the left-hand grip.

Added another article to HubPages, How to Hold a Sackbut: The Grip of the Trombone in Pictures. The way the early trombone was held has performance implications, including where first position was, what key the instrument was in, etc. Check out the article, with its 33 historical images, here.