flugelhorn
Sign in to saveThe flugelhorn (), also spelled fluegelhorn, flugel horn, or flügelhorn, is a brass instrument that resembles the trumpet and cornet, but has a wider, more conical bore. Like trumpets and cornets, most flugelhorns are pitched in B♭, though some are in C. It is a type of valved bugle, developed in Germany in the early 19th century from a traditional English valveless bugle. The first version of a valved bugle was sold by Heinrich Stölzel in Berlin in 1828. The valved bugle provided Adolphe Sax (creator of the saxophone) with the inspiration for his B♭ soprano (contralto) saxhorns, on which the
Key facts
- Instrument.name
- Flugelhorn
- Instrument.image
- Yamaha Flugelhorn YFH-8310Z.jpg
- Instrument.image_capt
- A standard 3-valved B♭ flugelhorn
- Instrument.background
- brass
- Instrument.hornbostel_sachs
- 423.232
- Instrument.hornbostel_sachs_desc
- valved aerophone sounded by lip vibration
- Instrument.developed
- Early 19th century
- Instrument.range
- Written range:180px|center (lower and higher notes are possible)
- Instrument.related
- Saxhorns Alto horn Baritone horn Trumpet Cornet Flumpet Mellophone
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
8 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Structure and variants
- Timbre
- Use and performances
- Notable players
- Footnotes
- References
- External links
The flugelhorn (), also spelled fluegelhorn, flugel horn, or flügelhorn, is a brass instrument that resembles the trumpet and cornet, but has a wider, more conical bore. Like trumpets and cornets, most flugelhorns are pitched in B♭, though some are in C. It is a type of valved bugle, developed in Germany in the early 19th century from a traditional English valveless bugle. The first version of a valved bugle was sold by Heinrich Stölzel in Berlin in 1828. The valved bugle provided Adolphe Sax (creator of the saxophone) with the inspiration for his B♭ soprano (contralto) saxhorns, on which the modern-day flugelhorn is modelled.
==Etymology== The German word Flügel means wing or flank in English. In early 18th century Germany, a ducal hunt leader known as a Flügelmeister blew the Flügelhorn, a large semicircular brass or silver valveless horn, to direct the wings of the hunt. Military use dates from the Seven Years' War, where this instrument was employed as a predecessor of the bugle.