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The flugelhorn is a brass instrument resembling a trumpet. The original German spelling of Flügelhorn translates into English as wing horn. It is thought that the instrument was used on the battlefield to summon the flanks, or wings, of an army into battle. |
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The flugelhorn is built in the same B-flat pitch as many trumpets and cornets. It can be played without too much trouble by trumpet and cornet players. The tone is fatter and usually regarded as more "mellow" and "dark" than the aggressive or bright tone of the trumpet or cornet. |
| Its main areas of use are in jazz and in the brass band. Miles Davis was a pioneer in the use of the flugelhorn in jazz, and Chuck Mangione brought it to prominence, releasing more than 30 albums from the early 1960s to today. | ||