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Many names have been given to the Renaissance
trombone. It is uncertain when the sackbut first appeared, but by 1500 it is
illustrated and mentioned regularly. Detailed information about the
instrument is given by Praetorius, who also pictures four principal sizes.
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The Alto
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The Tenor
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The Bass
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The Great bass.
The tenor sackbut is the most useful size and it
is this instrument which has evolved into the modern tenor trombone. In the
early seventeenth century the sackbut was considered an instrument of the
virtuoso performer.
Music
Bladder Pipe
Cornamuse
Dulcian
Gamba Harp
Harpsichord
Kortholt
Lizard
Lute
Organetto Pipe and
Tabor Psaltery Rebec Recorder
Sacbut Schalmei Serpent Shawm Shofar Viol
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