Music Majors' Perception of Flugelhorn and Bb, C, Eb, and Piccolo Trumpets

• Autores: John M. Geringer, Clifford K. Madsen
• Localización: Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, ISSN 0010-9894, Nº 166, 2005, págs. 7-16
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • We investigated whether university music major students would be able to discriminate among the flugelhorn, and the Bb, C, Eb, and Bb piccolo trumpets. Sixty university music majors listened to practice examples and an ascending and descending one-octave scale performed on all trumpets in the same octave. Music major listeners were able to identify the flugelhorn (80% correct), but correct responses were near chance levels in identification of C, Eb, and piccolo trumpets, with the Bb trumpet responses only slightly more correct. Written descriptions of perceived differences between the trumpets were generally similar with the exception of the flugelhorn. Because the piccolo trumpet has a different tessitura, it contributes uniquely to the repertoire. However, it may be that Bb, C, and Eb trumpets do not provide idiosyncratic elements to the sound of the trumpet. Further study utilizing actual performance repertoire should be pursued to address this question.