Switzerland

Trombone History: A Soldier I Will Be

April 1, 2010 By wkimball Leave a Comment

Recently added quite a few images to the trombone history timeline (19th century–1st half, 19th century–2nd half, 20th century) related to the trombone in the military. Here they are, below, along with their captions. As always, for sources, see the Trombone History Bibliography. 1804-1815—France: A military illustration labeled French Napoleonic Band depicts the foot grenadiers of [...]

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Correction: Swiss Rehearsal, not German

February 17, 2010 By wkimball Leave a Comment

Alert reader Chuck Wilson noticed that the flag in the below image did not seem to match the Black Forest region, which I mentioned as the probable setting in an earlier post and in the 19th century timeline (2nd half). Rather, based on the flag, the rehearsal is probably set in Switzerland. Either way, trombonists [...]

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Happy Halloween!

October 31, 2009 By wkimball Leave a Comment

Riedt

I don’t have any trombone history entries or images on Halloween, per se, but this depiction of a carnival procession from 1589 includes a trombone and involves some fairly elaborate costumes. The image, by artist Nicolas von Riedt, is titled Fastnachtszug and originates from Basel, Switzerland (Salmen, Musikleben im 16 80-81).

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