[Trombone-l] Scriptural reference for the sackbut

[Howard Weiner]

At 01:30 04.05.06 -0400, Raymond Horton wrote:

>There were NO literal "sackbuts" (from the Spanish sacabuche, 
>"pull-tube") in biblical times, period.  Our own resident scholar 
>Howard Weiner has an EXCELLENT article in the latest issue (Volume 
>17, I believe?) of /Historic Brass Society Journal /which helps date 
>the earliest sackbut, depicted in art, at least, at between 1450 and 
>1490 (I am greatly summarizing - read the whole issue - it is really fine).

Thanks, but my article in that issue of the HBSJ is about the 
trombone in orchestras of the 18th and early 19th centuries. The 
article that you're referring to is by Herb Myers and entitled 
"Evidence of the emerging trombone in the late fifteenth century."

Howard


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