The English Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble are an early music group specializing in music for cornett and sackbut. [1] Formed in 1993, they perform in early music concerts and festivals on period instruments. [2]
St John's, Smith Square is amongst the venues at which they have performed. [3] Festivals include the York Early Music Festival. [4]
In 2018 they worked with the National Centre for Early Music to run the NCEM Young Composers Award. [5]
Recorded works include:
A sackbut is an early form of the trombone used during the Renaissance and Baroque eras. A sackbut has the characteristic telescopic slide of a trombone, used to vary the length of the tube to change pitch, but is distinct from later trombones by its smaller, more cylindrically-proportioned bore, and its less-flared bell. Unlike the earlier slide trumpet from which it evolved, the sackbut possesses a U-shaped slide with two parallel sliding tubes, rather than just one.
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