The trombone The word trombone derives from the Italian word tromba - meaning trumpet - and one - a suffix for large. Thus, literally, a trombone is a big trumpet. The trombone is referred to by its name in other languages, posaune, sackbut or sacbut, basun, tromba spezzata The trombone consists of a cylindrical tube bent into an elongated S shape (it is interesting to note that in French, trombone also means paper clip ).
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