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sack·but  (skbt)
n.
A medieval instrument resembling the trombone.
[French saquebute, from Old French saqueboute : Old North French saquier, to pull; see saccade + Old French bouter, to push (of Germanic origin; see bhau- in Indo-European roots).]
sackbut [ˈsækˌbʌt]
n
(Music / Instruments) a medieval form of trombone
[from French saqueboute, from Old French saquer to pull + bouter to push; see butt3: used in the Bible (Daniel 3) as a mistranslation of Aramaic sabb'ka stringed instrument]
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Noun1.sackbut - a medieval musical instrument resembling a trombonesackbut - a medieval musical instrument resembling a trombone
trombone - a brass instrument consisting of a long tube whose length can be varied by a U-shaped slide
Translations
sackbut [ˈsækbʌt] N (Mus) → sacabuche m
sackbut
n (Hist) → Posaune f
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Workshops were held so people could have a go at playing Tudor musical instruments such as sackbutts - a cross between a recorder and a trombone - and bagpipes.
Black Country News: Visitors get a glimpse of Tudor times at Oak ... by Birmingham Mail (England)
But it has its challenges, not least distributing ornate solo vocal music with resonant passages for historical instruments including cornetts and sackbutts, which are a bit like the late Renaissance equivalent of oboes and trombones.
Gorgeous enough to be Venice by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
With some especially fine accompaniment from a number of players from the Orchestra of the Golden Age,as well as His Majesty's Sackbutts and Cornets -another ensemble to book for a quick return to theNorth West -this was a concert of which the Southport Bach Choir can be justifiably proud.
Arts Diary: MUSIC Monteverdi Vespers Holy Trinity Church,Southport by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
 
 
 
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