Slide Trumpet
about 1830-1850 (made)
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The English Slide trumpet was first used in about 1800. It was normally played in F, but a series of copper coils (or 'crooks') attached to the mouthpiece made it possible to play in different keys. The figure-of-eight lever near the bell enabled the player to lower each note by one semi-tone. This instrument featured in martial music, and this example is decorated with military trophies.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | copper tubing with nickel-silver mounts and embossed nickel-silver bell garland. |
| Brief description | Slide trumpet, copper with nickel-silver mounts, English, about 1830 - 1850. |
| Physical description | "Copper, with nickel-silver mounts and embossed bell garland. Brass slide which draws backwards towards the player and is returned by a clock spring contained in a round brass case fixed to a cross-stay." Anthony Baines, Catalogue of Musical Instruments in the Victoria and Albert Museum - Part II: Non-keyboard instruments (London, 1998), p. 107. The bell garland (or outside rim of the bell) is decorated with military trophies. |
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| Object history | This instrument was part of the collections of Carl Engel (1818-1882) and was bought by the museum for £1-10-0 (£1.50). |
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| Summary | The English Slide trumpet was first used in about 1800. It was normally played in F, but a series of copper coils (or 'crooks') attached to the mouthpiece made it possible to play in different keys. The figure-of-eight lever near the bell enabled the player to lower each note by one semi-tone. This instrument featured in martial music, and this example is decorated with military trophies. |
| Bibliographic reference | Anthony Baines: Catalogue of Musical Instruments in the Victoria and Albert Museum - Part II: Non-keyboard instruments. (London, 1998), p. 107 |
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| Accession number | 298:1,2-1882 |
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| Record created | December 10, 2008 |
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