Trumpet, Cornet & Flugelhorn: A Comparison

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Published 2014-11-22

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Played with deep mouthpiece cups...Ahhhh! The various instruments are played at these times: 3:06 - Trumpet, 3:50 - Trumpet, flugel mouthpiece, 4:45 - Cornet, 5:40 - Flugelhorn (times posted are courtesy of Liam Gong). Great dark sounds from a French Besson trumpet by Boosey and Hawkes, a Conn Connstellation cornet and a very nice (new production) Solista flugel by George Rawlin. Enjoy! Blessings, Jonathan Milam

All Comments (21)

@LiamGong 7 years ago

Neat! I found some timestamps for people who want to toggle between the samples to hear them "next to" each other... 3:06 - Trumpet 3:50 - Trumpet, flugel mouthpiece 4:45 - Cornet 5:40 - Flugelhorn
@tengkusulaiman 4 years ago

All i know about flugelhorn is just, feels so good.
@paulgrimm 2 years ago

The trumpet is smoking a cigarette. The Coronet is smoking a cigar,but the flugelhorn is smoking a mellow pipe
@hargous 5 years ago

I love the flugerhorn. I love it, love it, love it.
@SetantaCovenant 6 years ago

15 down thumbs? What exactly were these people expecting to hear? This is a near-perfect demonstration of the differing instruments. Thank you, Jonathan Milam.
@rickbooker 8 years ago

what a wonderful comparison. I've never seen these three horns compared anywhere. Thank you
@soso-zz9qf 8 years ago

I'm in a brass band, (Bb Tuba), and the way that my conductor explains it is that in a brass band you need to blend, and only conical instruments, cornet, soprano cornet, flugelhorn, tuba, baritones, euphoniums. The only non-conical (cylindrical) instruments are trombones in a brass band. So conical instruments go together and they blend very very well. You can even say that cornets are a mellow, more rounded, version of a trumpet, and a flugel is an even more mellow and rounded version of a cornet.
@desynthed 5 years ago

Thank you for taking the time to make this comparison! I’m glad I could hear all these different horns played by one player, it helps to keep things consistent, highlighting the differences in the instruments. Cheers!
@andrebrown4677 5 years ago

Really enjoyed that Demo, want to pick up a Flugel even more now. Thank you for sharing your knowledge! Keep the great videos coming!
@Quodge 5 years ago

Thank you for the excllent delivery of information and the well referenced ‘about’ section in this video. Fantastic playing too!
@jinnymudlark1815 7 years ago

Thank you for preparing and posting this interesting (and very pleasant to watch and listen to) video. (from Australia)
@user-sg9dj7mn3s 7 years ago

Wonderful video! Have a wonderful day!
@SethMarcell 1 year ago

Really good vid, thanks for taking the time.
@hayesman76 3 years ago

Excellent explanations and demonstrations. Great playing, too. Thanks!
@darkchild00 8 years ago

I love the flugelhorn sound in many ballads.
@Yirgamalabar 3 years ago

Simply wonderful!
@KirstyKomuso 7 years ago

Thank you very much: this is very helpful. Flügelhorn, I love or cornet with large bore mouthpiece. Best demo I've found on YouTube.
@sam-jams6689 3 years ago

Thanks very much for this video, it's really helpful! You're an excellent presenter
@seenonyt2210 1 year ago

Thanks for the comparison! In addition I like your kind way of reacting to comments and the good wish at the end of the video. God bless!
@tablloyd5 7 years ago

Very good comparisons. I wanted to play trumpet and flugelhorn but could not afford both, so I purchased a shepherds crook cornet which to me satisfied both sounds and ironically is a Blessing.