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New York Pro Musica (New York Pro Musica Antiqua), vocal and instrumental ensemble, founded in New York City in 1952 by Noah Greenberg. One of the earliest groups to attempt historically correct performances of early music, it specialized in compositions of the era 1200 to 1700 and researched and reconstructed much of the music it performed. Instruments such as the sackbut sackbut (săk`bət), Renaissance name for the slide trombone, probably derived from the old French word sacqueboute,
..... Click the link for more information. , shawm shawm (shôm), double-reed woodwind instrument used in Europe from the 13th through the 17th cent.
..... Click the link for more information. , crumhorn crumhorn, J-shaped, double-reed musical instrument used throughout Europe from the 15th cent. through the 17th cent. It possesses a soft, reedy tone. The reed is enclosed by a wooden cap with a hole at the top through which the player blows.
..... Click the link for more information. , zinke, viola da gamba, and portative organ were also restored or constructed. The ensemble was famous for its annual production of the Play of Daniel, a medieval music drama. The group disbanded in 1974.