Sackbut
/ˈsækbʌt/
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Pro Tip 1/3Musical Era
Recognize 'sackbut' refers to periods focused on artistic style and sophistication in music, not modern genres.
Baroque compositions often featured a sackbut section.
Pro Tip 2/3Instrumental Vocabulary
Understand that 'sackbut' highlights historical knowledge of music in spoken or written form.
The music historian mentioned the sackbut when discussing medieval instruments.
Pro Tip 3/3Historical Context
Use 'sackbut' when talking about old music, not when discussing contemporary orchestras.
He played a faithful replica of a 16th-century sackbut.
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Trombone
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