Drew's old brass musical instruments

 Drew's old brass musical instruments

Why?

Chart the development of different brass musical instruments, primarily cornet, trumpet and flugelhorn.


Trumpet history

No keys and very hard to play

The battle between keyed cornet and keyless trumpet

Emergence and development of keyed trumpet. 1, 2 and 3 keys. Piston and rotary valves.


Cornet

Invention and development of keys and valves

Development of cornet style and manufacture. France, Britain, USA

Cornet market. Brass bands


Flugelhorn

History and development









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