Bugle
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For other uses, see Bugle (disambiguation).
"Bugler" redirects here. For other uses, see Bugler (disambiguation).
"Bugles" redirects here. For the snack, see Bugles (snack).
The bugle is a simple signaling brass instrument with a wide conical bore. It normally has no valves or other pitch-altering devices, and is thus limited to its natural harmonic notes, and pitch is controlled entirely by varying the air and embouchure.
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Hornbostel–Sachs classification | 423.121.22 (Natural trumpets – an aerophone, with vibrating air enclosed within the instrument, the player's lips cause the air to vibrate directly, the player's lips are the only means of changing the instrument's pitch, the instrument is tubular, the player blows into the end of the tube, the tube is bent or folded, the instrument has a mouthpiece) |
Developed | Antiquity; modern forms, c. 17th century |
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