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
Zhu (percussion instrument) in Confucian ritual music by the Taiwan Confucian Temple. The "Zhu" is mentioned, along with another percussion instrument called "Yu" (敔), in pre-Qin Dynasty annals, and appears in the Classic of History. The Korean "Chuk" (hangul: 축; hanja: 柷), a musical instrument that is essentially identical to the "Zhu", from which it was derived, continues to be used in Korean Confucian court ritual music. Zhu (percussion instrument) The Zhu (Chinese: 柷; pinyin: zhù) was a percussion instrument used in the Confucian court ritual music of ancient China. It consisted of a wooden box (which was often painted red or otherwise