Sackbut used as a clash until the Renaissance, when it became consonant in compositions, which went hand-in-hand with the widespread use of meantone temperament. During the 17th century, Well temperament began to become more and more popular as the range of keys increased. Temperament affects the colour of a composition, and therefore modern performances, typically employing equal temperament, may not be true representations of the composers' intentions. These old tunings are the result of the natural harmonic series of a brass instrument such as the sackbut. As the bell is smaller than a modern trombone, the harmonic series is closer to
Dizi (instrument) Life, Happiness, & Prosperity". Dizi (instrument) The dizi (, pronounced ), is a Chinese transverse flute. It is also sometimes known as the "di" () or "héngdi" (), and has varieties including the "qǔdi" () and "bāngdi" (). These names are likely to have multiple spellings, too, depending on the transliteration used to convert from Chinese names. Nonetheless, "dizi" seems to be the most common name (and written form) used in the West. The "dizi" is a major Chinese musical instrument, and is widely used in many genres of Chinese folk music, as well as Chinese opera, and the modern