Sackbut - Wikipedia A sackbut has the characteristic telescopic slide of a trombone, used to vary the length of the tube to change pitch, but is distinct from later trombones by its smaller, more cylindrically-proportioned bore, and its less-flared bell
Sackbut | Renaissance, Baroque Trombone | Britannica Sackbut, (from Old French saqueboute: “pull-push”), early trombone, invented in the 15th century, probably in Burgundy It has thicker walls than the modern trombone, imparting a softer tone, and its bell is narrower
Sackbut (Renaissance) – Early Music Instrument Database Evolving quickly from the single-slide instrument, the slide trumpet, the sackbut has changed perhaps the least of any instrument in common use today Its earliest ensemble use seems to have been as a regular member of the shawm band
Sackbut - Organology: Musical Instruments Encyclopedia The sackbut is a brass wind instrument with a distinctive telescoping slide, making it a precursor to the modern trombone It was developed in the Renaissance period, around the 15th century, and was widely used through the Baroque period
A crash course on the sackbut, ancestor of the modern . . . The sackbut first appeared in the 15th century, and was a prominent brass instrument during the Renaissance, baroque and early classical periods But by the 18th century, it fell out of use
Sacbut | Musica Antiqua Many names have been given to the Renaissance trombone, including sackbut (literally "push-pull"), saqueboute, shakbusshes, seykebuds, sakbuds, shakebuttes, shagbutts, and even shagbolts It is uncertain when the sackbut first appeared, but by 1500 it is illustrated and mentioned regularly