tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post116606539054806508..comments2024-03-25T16:51:04.370-05:00Comments on <a href="http://ionarts.blogspot.com/">Ionarts</a>: Does This Make My Sackbutt Look Big?Charles T. Downeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14978821617871429169noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-1166822058775909612006-12-22T16:14:00.000-05:002006-12-22T16:14:00.000-05:00I purchased the album, and have been enjoying it. ...I purchased the album, and have been enjoying it. These players are more aggressive in sound than His Majesties' Cornetts and Sackbutts, for an interesting comparison. There is a little more edge, due to playing a little more loudly.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01286095156825716887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-1166195577153003692006-12-15T10:12:00.000-05:002006-12-15T10:12:00.000-05:00What one remembers from freshman music history...W...<EM>What one remembers from freshman music history</EM>...<BR/><BR/>Welcome to my life during all my waking hours. Sackbuts, when played well, have such a great sound, sweeter and more mellow than their modern counterparts. The players have improved so much in recent years. I remember listening to some of those early attempts at HIP recordings in the 80s. Sackbuts sounded awful, and shawms (*Charles T. Downeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14978821617871429169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-1166148421094942392006-12-14T21:13:00.000-05:002006-12-14T21:13:00.000-05:00The title of this post is killing me! Love it. I...The title of this post is killing me! Love it. <BR/><BR/>I was just talking about sackbuts the other day, but had to remind myself of what they were. The things one remembers from freshman music history.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641814038435878966noreply@blogger.com