Valve Trombone Image
January 25, 2010 by wkimball · Leave a Comment
Added the below image and caption to the 20th Century Timeline. The artist spent the bulk of his career in Paris, so the depiction is as likely to be a French trombonist as a Spanish one.
c. 1901—Spanish artist and writer Santiago Rusiñol i Prats (1861-1930) draws a series of musicians, including a valve trombonist (see facing image; public domain; source: wikimedia commons).
Trombone History: Pair of images from The Graphic
November 5, 2009 by wkimball · Leave a Comment
Added a pair of images from The Graphic, an illustrated weekly newspaper published in London, to the 19th (2nd half) and 20th century timelines. The first one appears to be a somewhat satirical depiction of a German band, which would seem to fit into the general pattern of satirical or humorous images from the late 19th century that include trombone. The second one, a depiction of a group of wind musicians performing from a tower or balcony of some sort, couples nicely with the timeline’s previous image, a greeting card depicting 3 trombonists playing from a tower (see 1904 in the 20th century timeline).
1872—London, England: A humorous depiction of an ensemble titled German Band is published in The Graphic, an illustrated weekly newspaper (see facing image; public domain).
1906—London, England: The Graphic, an illustrated weekly newspaper, publishes a drawing by Lucas of 5 wind musicians playing from a balcony. Two of the five appear to be valve trombones (see facing image; public domain).