[Trombone-l] Sackbut in the Bible

[Keith Marr]

I'm sure Howard's right on this. Sackbut would have appeared in the King 
James Version as an error in translation.

Interestingly, Benjamin Britten takes this list of instruments literally 
when selected his forces for his piece The Burning Fiery Furnace, which uses 
an alto trombone (down to pedal D in one place). The chamber orchestra used 
is based on the "cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and all
kinds of musick" list. Needless to say "all kinds of musick" gave him a lot 
of scope for percussion!

Cheers!

Keith in Bb/F/D
Bass Trombone
St Albans Symphony Orchestra
Page Three Big Band

----- Original Message ----- 

> At 15:18 03.05.06 -0400, BJMCHAFFIE at aol.com wrote:
>>The prophet Jerimah refers to the sackbut as a temple
>>instrument.  Doesen't that put it BC??
>
> No. Don't forget that the Bible you know has been translated into
> English from Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek.