noun
- an early form of trombone used in the 15th and 16th centuries
Usage: archaic; musical instrument
Examples
- The sagbut was a popular brass instrument in Renaissance music.
- Musicians played the sagbut in royal courts during the medieval period.
- The sagbut had a softer tone than the modern trombone.
- Early music ensembles sometimes include a sagbut in their performances.
- The sagbut’s slide mechanism was similar to that of today’s trombone.