WILL KIMBALL» trombone ensemble http://www.kimballtrombone.com Trombone Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:59:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Bones in the Belfry http://www.kimballtrombone.com/2010/bones-in-the-belfry/ http://www.kimballtrombone.com/2010/bones-in-the-belfry/#comments Sat, 13 Feb 2010 06:37:50 +0000 wkimball http://www.kimballtrombone.com/?p=5151 Added a new trombone image by John Wolcott Adams to the 20th century timeline. It bears a strong resemblance to another print, also shown below, of trombonists playing from a belfry. The 1903 image is a depiction of Moravian trombonists; the Adams is very likely a depiction of a Moravian trombone ensemble as well.

c. 1915—United States: American illustrator John Wolcott Adams (1874-1925) depicts a trombone ensemble playing from a belfry in The Trombone Players Climb the Steep Belfry Stairs to Blow Stately Chords (see below image; public domain). For a similar image, see 1903; for additional images of 20th century tower-trombonists, see 1904, 1906.

Adams, Trombone Players

1903—Bethlehem, Pennsylvania: Harper’s Weekly publishes an engraving depicting a trombone ensemble performing from a church tower at the beginning of the city’s famous Bach festival. The caption reads, “The Trombone Choir: Announcing the beginning of the performances from the belfry” (see below image; public domain) (Harper’s Weekly, 1903, Issue 5/16, p. 800).

"The Trombone Choir"

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