Difference between Trombone and Sackbut
What is the difference between Trombone and Sackbut?
Trombone as a noun is a musical instrument in the brass family, having a cylindrical bore, and usually a sliding tube (but sometimes piston valves, and rarely both). most often refers to the tenor trombone, which is the most common type of trombone and has a fundamental tone of b♭ˌ (contra b♭). while Sackbut as a noun is a brass instrument from the renaissance and baroque eras, and an ancestor of the modern trombone. it was derived from the medieval slide trumpet.
Trombone
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A musical instrument in the brass family, having a cylindrical bore, and usually a sliding tube (but sometimes piston valves, and rarely both). Most often refers to the tenor trombone, which is the most common type of trombone and has a fundamental tone of B♭ˌ (contra B♭).
Sackbut
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A brass instrument from the Renaissance and Baroque Eras, and an ancestor of the modern trombone. It was derived from the medieval slide trumpet.
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