Sackbut instrument, here are some recommended recordings where the sackbut is heavily featured in a "solo" capacity. The earliest instruments: Other notable sackbuts: For more information, see Herbert (2006). Sackbut A sackbut is a type of trombone from the Renaissance and Baroque eras, characterised by a telescopic slide that is used to vary the length of the tube to change pitch. Unlike the earlier slide trumpet from which it evolved, the sackbut possesses a U-shaped slide, with two parallel sliding tubes, which allows for playing scales in a lower range. Records of the term "trombone" predates the term "sackbut" by two
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