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About the Flugelhorn:
The flugelhorn (also spelled fluegelhorn or flügelhorn) is a brass instrument resembling a trumpet but with a wider, conical bore.
Equipment costs:
Low end Flugelhorn: £300
High end Flugelhorn: £1.800
High end Flugelhorn: £1.800
Accessories:
- Cases & Bags
- Mouthpieces
- Mutes
- Stands
Genres played on the Flugelhorn:
- Classical
- Jazz
- Brass Bands
- Big Band
- Pop
- Bossa Nova
- Latin Jazz
Famous players:
- Miles Davis
- Clark Terry
- Freddie Hubbard
- Art Farmer
- Hugh Masekela
- Tony Guerrero
- Jimmy Owens
- Chet Baker
- Chuck Mangione
- Maynard Ferguson
- Woody Shaw
- Kenny Wheeler
- Tom Harrell
Famous songs & albums:
- Miles Ahead – Miles Davis
- Sketches of Spain – Miles Davis
- Embraceable you – Chet Baker
History:
The Flugelhorn is thought by some to be a member of the saxhorn family developed by Adolphe Sax (who also developed the saxophone); however, other historians assert that it has been derived from the keyed bugle by Michael Saurle (father), Munich 1832 (Royal Bavarian privilege for a "chromatic Flügelhorn" 1832), thus predating Adolphe Sax's innovative work.
The original German spelling of Flügelhorn translates into English as wing horn. One possible etymology is that the instrument was used on the battlefield to summon the flanks, or wings, of an army into battle.
Type of Flugelhorn:
- Four valve and rotary valve variants do exist.
- Trumpet
- Cornet
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