slide trumpet
slide trumpet. Mechanism, as in the tb., was fitted to tpts. as early as 15th cent. Bach probably meant this instr. when he scored for tromba da tirarsi. At beginning of 19th cent. new device was invented with springs to bring back slide to normal position. This lacked agility and became obsolete on invention of valve tpt.
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