sackbut

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.

"The word sackbut comes from French - from the verbs saquer and bouter, which mean push and pull, which is literally what you do with the slide," Brisson explained. In Italy, the instrument was known as the trombone; in Germany, the Posaune.

The sackbut was also a regular instrument in the playing of church music. Its tone quality blended well with voices and Renaissance church organ and was most often included as an accompaniment instrument in church choir music. Composers would also use the instrument to double the bass line.

ˈträm-ˌbōn. : a brass instrument consisting of a long cylindrical metal tube with two turns and having a movable slide or valves for varying the tone and a usual range one octave lower than that of the trumpet.

(ˈsækˌbʌt ) noun. a medieval form of trombone. Also called: sacbut, sagbut.

The sackbut, the forefather of the trombone, is a brass instrument dating from the Renaissance period.

The Italian name for it from its first appearance in the mid-15th century was always trombone - we just tend to use sackbut today to distinguish it from its modern counterpart.

Aerophone: an instrument that produces its sound by the vibration of a column of air. The sackbut's name comes from the French "trompette saicqueboute" ("pull-push trumpet"). In the 19th century, the sackbut was known as the trombone.

When pushed, sackbuts can easily make a loud and brassy sound. The sackbut also responds very well to rather soft playing - more so than a modern trombone. The sound is characterized by a more delicate, vocal timbre.

The trombone is a 15th-century development of the trumpet and, until approximately 1700, was known as the sackbut. Like a trumpet, it has a cylindrical bore flared to a bell. Its mouthpiece is larger, however, suited to its deeper musical register, and is parabolic in cross section, like a cornet.

noun. a musical wind instrument consisting of a cylindrical metal tube expanding into a bell and bent twice in a U shape, usually equipped with a slide (slide trombone) Derived forms.

At the core of a sackbut is a telescoping slide: the inner part of the slide is made from a pair of cylindrical tubes held parallel to one another by a cross-brace near their top end; the outer part is made from another pair of cylindrical tubes (with a slightly larger bore diameter) that are held together at their ...