Theslide trumpet is an early type oftrumpet fitted with a movable section of telescopic tubing, similar to the slide of atrombone. Eventually, the slide trumpet evolved into thesackbut, which evolved into the modern-day trombone. The key difference between these two instruments is that the slide trumpet possesses only asingle slide joint, rather than the two joints in the U-shaped slide of the sackbut or trombone. There are several types of slide trumpet of different places and eras.
The slide trumpet grew out of thewar trumpet as used and developed in Western and Central Europe:Don Smithers argues that the slide grew out of the detachableleadpipe, and separated the use of the trumpet as a dance instrument from the trumpet as a signaling device in war.[1]
As no instruments from this period are known to have survived, the details—and even the existence—of a Renaissance slide trumpet is a matter of some conjecture, and there continues to be some debate among scholars.[2] Some slide trumpet designs saw use in England in the 18th century.[3]
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