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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.

  • The Alto

  • The Tenor

  • The Bass

  • 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.

 
 

 


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