Sackbut

The Sackbut (var. Sacbutt; Sackbutt), a brass instrument found in the Renaissance and Baroque, is an ancestor of the modern trombone. The name is derived from the Middle French sacquer and bouter ("push" and "pull") and the term survives in numerous English spelling variations including sacbut, sagbut, shagbolt and shakbusshe. In France, the instrument was called sacqueboute; in Germany, Posaune, and in Italy, trombone. The term sackbut is used to differentiate the historic instrument from its modern counterpart. Increasing interest in authentic performance in recent years has brought many trombonists to the sackbut.

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Brass instrument - Renaissance - Baroque - Trombone - Middle French - English - France - Germany - Italy - Authentic performance

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