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a trumpet that swallowed a sunset and learned to whisper instead of shout
means A brass instrument like a trumpet but with a wider, conical bore, giving it a softer, warmer, more mellow tone, commonly used in jazz and brass bands.
from From German Flügelhorn, literally 'wing horn' — Flügel ('wing') plus Horn ('horn'). The 'wing' comes from the hunting field: a Flügelmeister was the officer who directed the flanks of a hunt, and he signaled the beaters on the wings with a curved horn. That bugle-like instrument was later valved and refined into the orchestral and jazz horn we know, but it kept its old battlefield-of-the-deer name.
- name origin
- German for wing-horn, once used to direct hunters
- jazz darling
- Chuck Mangione made it sell millions of records
- wider bore
- Its conical tube gives that mellow, foggy warmth
- trumpet cousin
- Same fingerings, so trumpeters cheat their way in
- brass section
- Rarely solo, beloved for its plush ensemble blend
maynard ferguson's trumpet — jazz trumpeter famous for high-note flugelhorn solos in the 1950s-80s
art farmer's flugelhorn — pioneering jazz musician who popularized the flugelhorn as lead instrument in 1960s