Author details/dating: 340-420 CE

Instrument Cited: Keras, Buccina, Tuba, Shofar

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Citation Content: Buccina pastoralis est et cornu recurvo efficitur, unde et proprie hebraice shofar, graece keratine appelatur. Tuba autem de aere conficitur vel argento quae in bellis et solemnitatibus concrepabant. The buccina is the instrument of the shepherds made from curved horn, therefore it is called, in Hebrew shofar, in Greek keratine. The tuba however is made of brass or silver and its resounding tone is used in wars and festivities.

Recent Reference: Sendrey 1969: p.367. (513)