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Valved Bavarian Post Horn
These photographs are from the collection of Whelden Merritt, as is the explanatory text. This is very rare, it is a Bavarian post horn with valves. Here is a picture of it being played by a Bavarian Postillion.
Posted in The Brass Section, The Trumpet o-iii<O
Tagged Bavarian, horn, image, intonation, merritt, photo, post, postillion, Prussia, vale, valved, valves, whelden
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Wow!
A young Carrie Fisher watching her mother, Debbie Reynolds, perform! RIP both… Carrie Fisher (21/10/1956 -27/12/2016), Debbie Reynolds (1/4/1932 -28/12/2016) Debbie Reynolds with a French horn! Yes, I am assured she played for real…
The Great Maynard Ferguson In Action!
Posted in The Trumpet o-iii<O
Tagged action, Ferguson, great, image, in, Jazz, legend, Maynard, photo, photograph, the, Trumpet, Trumpeter
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The Great Trumpeter Maynard Ferguson In Action!
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June 10, 2014
Tagged embouchure, Ferguson, image, Jazz, lip, Maynard, photo, Trumpet, Trumpeter
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Amazing Lightning Strike Hits The Mersey…
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January 25, 2014
Tagged amazing, for, forked, image, incredible, lightning, liverpool, mersey, photo, photograph, picture, storm, strike, the
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The Young Maynard Ferguson…
Here’s a photo of the great jazz trumpeter, Maynard Ferguson, just starting out as a young lad on the trumpet… Now for a recording, or two, of Maynard just a few short years later leading the amazing Stan Kenton Orchestra. … Continue reading
Hello Mozart…
WOW! This is a Facial composite of Mozart, circa 1777, created by the German Federal Criminal Police Office from four contemporary portrait paintings.
Posted in About Brendan Ball
Tagged 1777, contemporary, criminal, federal, fit, force, german, Mozart, office, photo, police, portraits
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Amazing Stunt By Jean-Claude Van Damme… Me & JCVD!
It was on tour with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra in Bucharest, Romania, 2011, that I met Hollywood Superstar, Jean-Claude Van Damme. I sat by him at breakfast in the five star Radisson Blu Hotel and he proved to be … Continue reading
Posted in About Brendan Ball
Tagged 'RLPO', actor, ad, advert, advertisement, ball, biography, Blog, blu, brendan, brussells, claude, damme, enescu, epic, feat, Festival, from, hollywood, image, jcvd, jean, life, liverpool, muscles, orchestra, philharmonic, photo, radisson, Romania, royal, seeing, sight, split, splits, steering, stunt, tour, trucks, van, volvo
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