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Sackbut vs Saxhorn - What's the difference?

sackbut | saxhorn |

As nouns the difference between sackbut and saxhorn

is that sackbut is (music) a brass instrument from the eras, and an ancestor of the modern trombone it was derived from the medieval slide trumpet while saxhorn is (musical instruments) any of a group of similar brass instruments, resembling a bugle in shape, but with valves.

sackbut

English

Alternative forms

* sacbut, sackbutt, sagbut, shagbolt, shakbusshe

Noun

(en noun)
  • (music) A brass instrument from the Eras, and an ancestor of the modern trombone. It was derived from the medieval slide trumpet.

    • See also

    * (wikipedia "sackbut") *

    saxhorn

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia saxhorn) (en noun)
  • (musical instruments) Any of a group of similar brass instruments, resembling a bugle in shape, but with valves