Posaune

Posaune [MHGer. busîne, busune, from Fr. busine], 1. Ger.: trombone. The word has been employed since the early 17th c. See also: pusaune; 2. organ stop of reed pipes; it branched off from the trumpet stops at the end of the 15th c. Usually at 16′ pitch but also found at 32′ and 8′ pitches, almost invariably in the pedal. See also: trombone, 2 (2, 133). Sort by:DefaultAuthorTitleDateAscendingDescending Adlung, Jacob. Anleitung zur musikalischen Gelahrtheit. Erfurt, 1758. Mahrenholz, Christian…