Timeline for What instrument is this and why is it held so strangely and played?
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| Aug 15, 2013 at 6:16 | vote | accept | Fixed Point | ||
| Aug 14, 2013 at 11:50 | comment | added | user1044 | Also note that the Baroque trumpet is usually tuned to A = 415, which is a half-step lower than the modern A = 440. Thus it sounds to your ear like the trumpet is playing in the key of D-flat and not D-natural. | |
| Aug 14, 2013 at 11:48 | comment | added | user1044 | The authentic Baroque trumpet, or natural horn, has no valves and no vents. Therefore it is possible to play it with one hand. It can only play the pitches of the D major scale; because there are no valves or vents, it is not possible to use the instrument to play additional notes or keys outside of D major. | |
| Aug 12, 2013 at 13:43 | comment | added | Luke_0 | More specifically, baroque trumpets in D. | |
| Aug 12, 2013 at 9:51 | history | answered | groovingandi | CC BY-SA 3.0 |