flügelhorn
flügelhorn
(flü`gəlhôrn'), three-valved brass instrument similar in size and shape to the trumpettrumpet,brass wind musical instrument of part cylindrical, part conical bore, in the shape of a flattened loop and having three piston valves to regulate the pitch. Its origin is ancient; records of a type of simple valveless trumpet are found in China from as early as 2000 B.C.
..... Click the link for more information. but having a conical rather than a cylindrical bore and possessing a larger bell. Because of these differences the tone of the flügelhorn is mellower than that of the trumpet. It is used traditionally in concert bands and has recently been used in jazz ensembles.
Flügelhorn
a wind instrument with a mouthpiece. The term “flügelhorn” was originally applied to various instruments in the bugle family but later came to refer only to the soprano bugle. The flügelhorn is distinguished from other instruments in the family by its wider bore; it may also be made with a narrower bore, closer in diameter to that of a cornet. The range and notation are the same as those of a soprano cornet; the key is B flat or, less frequently, C. The flügelhorn appeared circa 1825 in Austria.
REFERENCES
Chulaki, M. Instrumenty simfonicheskogo orkestra, 3rd ed. Moscow, 1972.Sachs, C. Reallexikon der Musikinstrumente. Berlin, 1913; facsimile ed., Hildesheim, 1964.