It was designed for the mounted bands of the French military, probably as a substitute for the French horn. The saxotrombas comprised a family of half-tube instruments of different pitches. By about 1867 the saxotromba was no longer being used by the French military, but specimens of various...
Legendary architect Frank Lloyd Wright may have cut his teeth in the Midwest, but he was drawn to the dramatic landscape and endless sunshine of the American West in his later years. To escape the brutal cold of winters at his home base ofTaliesin in Wisconsin, he migrated his school to S...
Timpani evolved from military drums to become a staple of the classical orchestra by the last third of the 18th century. Today, they are used in many types of musical ensembles, including concert bands, marching bands, orchestras, and even in some rock. Timpani is an Italian plural, the ...