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Flugelhorn
The flugelhorn is a brass instrument resembling a trumpet but with a wider, conical bore. Some consider it to be a member of the saxhorn family developed by Adolphe Sax ; however, other historians assert that it derives from the valve bugle designed by Michael Saurle , Munich 1832 , thus...
(musical instrument
Musical instrument
A musical instrument is a device created or adapted for the purpose of making musical sounds. In principle, any object that produces sound can serve as a musical instrument—it is through purpose that the object becomes a musical instrument. The history of musical instruments dates back to the...
), traditionally in B flat. This is a specially designed brass wind-instrument played using a deep bowled mouth piece. Chief characteristics are its oval design and integrated, usually conical tubing.
Johannes Kuhlo
Johannes Kuhlo
Karl Friedrich Johannes Kuhlo together with his father Eduard Kuhlo, founded the German Protestant Posaunenchor movement....
found the unique sound ideal for a cappella brass choirs (Posaunenchöre).
He therefore preferred and recommended these special instruments (horns, tubas) instead of traditional trumpets. The first of these instruments were developed in collaboration with the Bielefelder
Bielefeld
Bielefeld is an independent city in the Ostwestfalen-Lippe Region in the north-east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. With a population of 323,000, it is also the most populous city in the Regierungsbezirk Detmold...
instruments maker, Ernst David
Ernst David
Ernst David was a German typesetter, book printer, and musical instrument maker in the city of Bielefeld, Germany.By the time David was twenty , it is believed he was already doing business under his own name. By 1888 he was making musical instruments. By 1904 his business had grown to become a...
.