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Mellophone fingerings are the same as the trumpet. [3] It is typically pitched lower, in the key of F or E ♭. The overtone series of the F mellophone is an octave above that of the F horn. The tubing length of a mellophone is the same as that of the F-alto (high) single horn or the F-alto (high) branch of a triple horn or double-descant horn.
Mellophone: Mellophone: F 3: Oboe: F piccolo oboe: F 4: E ♭ piccolo oboe E ♭ 4: Oboe d'amore: A 3: Cor anglais F 3: Heckelphone and Bass oboe C 3: Oud: G 2: Bolahenk tuning Recorder Garklein recorder: C 6: Sopranino recorder: C 5 /F 5: Soprano recorder: C 5, formerly G 4: B ♭ Soprano recorder B ♭ 4: Alto recorder F 4: Voice flute: D 4 ...
A mélophone with its lid on from the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The mélophone is a portable free reed instrument first constructed by Parisian watchmaker Pierre Charles Leclerc in 1837. [1]
The drum and bugle corps activity has been a driving force of innovation behind the creation of marching brass instruments for many decades. The mellophone and the contrabass bugle are among the creations spawned by instrument manufacturers for use in the marching activity due to the influence of drum and bugle corps hornlines.
This family includes all of the modern brass instruments except the trombone: the trumpet, horn (also called French horn), euphonium, and tuba, as well as the cornet, flugelhorn, tenor horn (alto horn), baritone horn, sousaphone, and the mellophone. As valved instruments are predominant among the brasses today, a more thorough discussion of ...
F mellophone: E ♭ 3: 6.75 ft (2.06 m) alto horn, alto trombone, alto trumpet B ♭ 2: 9 ft (2.7 m) tenor and bass trombone, baritone horn, euphonium, B ♭ horn, bass trumpet, natural trumpet, B ♭ mellophone: F 2: 12 ft (3.7 m) French horn, contrabass trombone, cimbasso: E ♭ 2 or F 2: 13.5, 12 ft (4.1, 3.7 m) bass tuba: B ♭ 1 or C 2: 18 ...
Don Elliott Helfman (October 21, 1926 – June 5, 1984), known as Don Elliott, was an American jazz trumpeter, vibraphonist, vocalist, and mellophone player. [2] Elliott recorded over 60 albums and 5,000 advertising jingles throughout his career.
Instrument Picture Classification H-S Number Elementary organology class Origin Common classification Relation Celesta-struck idiophone-metallophone-set of percussion plaques