Flugelhorn
A standard 3-valved B♭ flugelhorn | |
| Brass instrument | |
|---|---|
| Classification |
|
| Hornbostel–Sachs classification | 423.232 (valved aerophone sounded by lip vibration) |
| Developed | Early 19th century |
| Playing range | |
| Written range: (lower and higher notes are possible) | |
| Related instruments | |
| Part of a series on |
| Musical instruments |
|---|
The flugelhorn (/ˈfluːɡəlhɔːrn/), also spelled fluegelhorn, flugel horn, or flügelhorn, is a brass instrument that resembles the trumpet and cornet, but has a wider, more conical bore.[1] Like trumpets and cornets, most flugelhorns are pitched in B♭, though some are in C.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4][5]
- ^ Yurochko, Bob (2001). A Short History of Jazz. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 182. ISBN 9780830415953.
- ^ "Flügelhorn". Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- ^ Baines, Anthony (January 1993). Brass Instruments: Their History and Development. Courier Corporation. p. 230. ISBN 9780486275741.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Grovewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Flugelhorn (Contralto Saxhorn) - Adolphe Edouard Sax (1859-1945)". Artsandculture.google.com. Retrieved 19 April 2021.