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The sackbut dates back to the 15th century (Renaissance) and was used in quartets (Soprano, Alto, Tenor, & Bass, with the Soprano commonly replaced by a cornetto) to double the voice parts in liturgical music in the Roman Catholic Church. It was largely associated solely with the Church, and only slipped into Baroque orchestras as part of Opera pits for church & other religious scenes, just as the French horn was added in for hunting sequences. The tenor sackbut was pitched in the A of the time, which is roughly equivalent to the B-flat of today, showing how pitch standards have shifted over time. As Metallurgy and horn-craft improved, bell-flare gradually became more and more curved as you enter into the Classical period, when the sackbut 'evolved' into the Trombone, with the Romantic trombone looking similar to the trombone of today.
So in summary, sackbut is the primordial form of the modern trombone, used in the Renaissance and Baroque periods, slowing evolving into its current shape and timbre over the course of the Classical & Romantic periods.
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What is the important renaissance wind instrument?
early wind instrument in the form of a trombone is sackbut
Where did the name sackbut come from?
Sackbut is actually French for Trombone.
What musical family does the sackbut belong to?
a sackbut belongs to the woodwind family
Who named the trombone the sackbut?
It was first called the sackbut in England (based off of saicqueboute).
Which instrument is an ancestor of the modern tuba?
One ancestor is an instrument called the serpent.
What is the important renaissance wind instrument?
early wind instrument in the form of a trombone is sackbut
Where did the name sackbut come from?
Sackbut is actually French for Trombone.
What musical family does the sackbut belong to?
a sackbut belongs to the woodwind family
Who named the trombone the sackbut?
It was first called the sackbut in England (based off of saicqueboute).
Where did the trombone start at?
It was used way back in the 16th century ... sometimes called the Sackbut.
What do the sac but and trombonehave in common?
The sackbut was an early form of the trombone used in Renaissance music.
Which instrument is an ancestor of the modern tuba?
One ancestor is an instrument called the serpent.
What is an ancestor of the modern trombone?
sackbut
What is medievil ancestor of the modern trumbone?
The sackbut
What is the ancestor of the euphonium?
It is called the "serpent".
What instruments were the sackbut and cornetto were forerunners of what?
trombone and the trumpet
When was the sackbut made?
Around the 15-1600's
