In the Renaissance horn developments took a big step, when tube bending was discovered and the slide trumpet was created. It is important to recognize, that the Saracens created their own natural trumpets based on the Roman tuba, which was brought back to Europe by crusading Christian armies around 1100. Since in the ‘Dark Ages’ development was more relevant in the Middle East and Asia, trumpet evolution was also located in these areas instead of Europe. “After the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 CE, the trumpet disappeared from Europe for more than half a millennium.” (Costa, 2019) In the ancient times brass instruments still couldn’t be divided to instruments such as trumpet or trombone, they didn’t really own the characteristics of any of them. The salpinx is remarkable, because the first horn notations were created for this instrument as it can be seen at the below picture. First Trombones from Ancient Egypt (1326-1336 BC)Ī similar horn as the sheneb appeared in ancient Greece, called the salpinx. They are treated as the first horns (trumpets and trombones) made in the history. However, the ancient horns were made of different materials and their production required experimenting and planning, which resulted instruments such as the sheneb from ancient Egypt. These prehistoric horns were generally played as they are without any major modifications. The other popular material for horns in the prehistoric times were animal horns, which resulted instruments such as the shofar from Israel, the keras from Greece, the kombu from India or the didjeridu from Australia. The first forerunners of the trombone (around 17000 years ago) were shells, which were able to produce sound with the help of their player. The first prehistoric wind instruments were not specified as trombone or trumpet nor as woodwind and brasswind, they are generally called horns. In England the trombone was called ‘sackbut’ from the 15th century, while in Germany they called it ‘Posaune’, which is still in use today. So the name trombone originally means ‘big trumpet’. The name trombone is originated from the Italian word tromba (trumpet) extended with ‘one’, which means big. So how should one play the trombone? Let’s see the method below! Trombone Historyīefore we start to discuss the details of how to play the trombone, it’s mandatory to know a bit of its history, since it helps us to understand the mechanics of the instrument and the specific characteristics of it.įirst let’s start with a little etymology. Its sound can vary from soft melodic whispering to loud, energetic shouting. There are many types, sizes and mechanics of trombones and they can be used for a wide scale of musical purposes from classical to pop music.
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