Trombone

Pierre Colbert, Reims, 1593, brass

In former times the trombone was used for music in the church, in processions and in small settings. With its mellow sound, this instrument was especially used as a bass to support higher woodwinds, such as the two cornettos shown here on the same shelf. As with bowed instruments and the human voice, the trombone can produce a true glissando (sliding from one pitch to another).

Artwork typewind instrument, musical instrument, trombone, bass trombone
Object numberBK-AM-61
Dimensionslength 132 cm x width 16 cm x height 17 cm
Physical characteristicsmessing

Identification

Title(s)
Bass trombone
Object type
Object number
BK-AM-61
Description
Bass trombone van messing met één winding. Aan de dwarsverbinding van de schuif een greep voor de rechterhand. Rondom de beker is een krans gelegd, waarin tussen geometrische motieven is gegraveerd 'Pierre Colbert m'a faict a Reims 1593'. Stemming: G.
Inscriptions / marks
inscription: ‘Pierre Colbert m'a faict a Reims 1593’
Catalogue reference
- Trevort Herbert, 'The Trombone', New Haven, London: Yale University Press, 2006, p. 28, 65
- 'Guide to the loan collection and list of musical instruments, manuscripts, books, paintings, and engravings exhibited in the gallery and lower rooms of the Albert Hall', London: W. Clowes and sons, 1885, p. 51
- Wolfgang Köhler, 'Die Blasinstrumente aus der Harmonie universelle des Marin Mersenne: Übersetzung und Kommentar des 'Livre cinquiesme des instruments à vent' aus dem Traité des instruments', Celle: Hermann Moeck, 1986, p. 293
- Anthony Cuthbert Baines; Renato Meucci, 'Gli ottoni', Torino: EDT, 1991, p. 89, 93, 96 afb. V/3
- George B. Lane, 'The trombone in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance', Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1982, p. 81, 84 met afb.
- Hannes Vereecke, 'The Sixteenth-Century Trombone: Dimensions, Materials and Techniques', Turnhout: Brepols Publishers, 2016, p. 106
- Anthony Cuthbert Baines, 'Brass instruments: their history and development', London: Faber & Faber, 1980, p. 111, 113, 116, pl. V/3
- Giovanni Paolo di Stefano, 'Music Parade: a new display at the Rijksmuseum', CIMCIM Bulletin (Apr., 2020), p. 30-33: 32-33
- L.G. Langwill, 'Musikinstrumenten-Sammlung des Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ausgestellt im Gemeente Museum, Den Haag 9. Oktober - 24. November 1952', Glareana: Nachrichten der Gesellschaft der Freunde alter Musikinstrumente 2, nr. 2 (1953), p. 1-3: 3
- Jeremy Montagu, 'The World of Medieval and Renaissance Musical Instruments', Woodstock, NY: Overlook Press, 1976, p. 105, afb. 77

Creation

Creation
musical instrument maker: Colbert, Pierre, Reims
Dating
1593
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Material and technique

Physical description
messing
Material
Dimensions
length 132 cm x width 16 cm x height 17 cm

Acquisition and rights

Credit line
On loan from the City of Amsterdam
Copyright
Public domain

Documentation

- Trevort Herbert, 'The Trombone', New Haven, London: Yale University Press, 2006, p. 28, 65
- 'Guide to the loan collection and list of musical instruments, manuscripts, books, paintings, and engravings exhibited in the gallery and lower rooms of the Albert Hall', London: W. Clowes and sons, 1885, p. 51
- Wolfgang Köhler, 'Die Blasinstrumente aus der Harmonie universelle des Marin Mersenne: Übersetzung und Kommentar des 'Livre cinquiesme des instruments à vent' aus dem Traité des instruments', Celle: Hermann Moeck, 1986, p. 293
- Anthony Cuthbert Baines; Renato Meucci, 'Gli ottoni', Torino: EDT, 1991, p. 89, 93, 96 afb. V/3
- George B. Lane, 'The trombone in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance', Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1982, p. 81, 84 met afb.
- Hannes Vereecke, 'The Sixteenth-Century Trombone: Dimensions, Materials and Techniques', Turnhout: Brepols Publishers, 2016, p. 106
- Anthony Cuthbert Baines, 'Brass instruments: their history and development', London: Faber & Faber, 1980, p. 111, 113, 116, pl. V/3
- Giovanni Paolo di Stefano, 'Music Parade: a new display at the Rijksmuseum', CIMCIM Bulletin (Apr., 2020), p. 30-33: 32-33
- L.G. Langwill, 'Musikinstrumenten-Sammlung des Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ausgestellt im Gemeente Museum, Den Haag 9. Oktober - 24. November 1952', Glareana: Nachrichten der Gesellschaft der Freunde alter Musikinstrumente 2, nr. 2 (1953), p. 1-3: 3
- Jeremy Montagu, 'The World of Medieval and Renaissance Musical Instruments', Woodstock, NY: Overlook Press, 1976, p. 105, afb. 77

Persistent URL

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https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/20019898