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Infrasonic calls are important, particularly for long-distance communication, [1] in both Asian and African elephants. For Asian elephants, these calls have a frequency of 14–24 Hz, with sound pressure levels of 85–90 dB and last 10–15 seconds. [15] For African elephants, calls range from 15 to 35 Hz with sound pressure levels as high as ...
History of the trumpet. The chromatic trumpet of Western tradition is a fairly recent invention, but primitive trumpets of one form or another have been in existence for millennia; some of the predecessors of the modern instrument are now known to date back to the Neolithic era.
The French musicologist Guillaume André Villoteau (1759–1839), who belonged to the group of scholars who took part in Napoleon's Egyptian campaign (1798–1801), observed that the nafīr was the only trumpet used by the Egyptians to rise above the noisy wild overall sound of the conical oboes, drums and cymbals, emitting single, piercingly ...
The mellophone uses the same mouthpiece as the alto (tenor) horn, [citation needed] which is in between the size of a trombone and trumpet mouthpiece. This mouthpiece usually has a deep cup, like that of the flugelhorn, and has a wider inner diameter than a trumpet mouthpiece. These mouthpieces give the mellophone a dark, round sound.
Olifant (also known as oliphant) was the name applied in the Middle Ages to a type of carved ivory hunting horn created from elephant tusks. [ 1 ] Olifants were most prominently used in Europe from roughly the tenth to the sixteenth century, although there are later examples. [ 2 ]
Jon Faddis. Jon Faddis (born July 24, 1953) [1] is an American jazz trumpet player, conductor, composer, and educator, renowned for both his playing and for his expertise in the field of music education. Upon his first appearance on the scene, he became known for his ability to closely mirror the sound of trumpet icon Dizzy Gillespie, who was ...
Musicians playing the salpinx (trumpet) and the hydraulis (water organ). Terracotta figurine made in Alexandria, 1st century BC. Greek warrior blowing a salpinx. A salpinx (/ ˈsælpɪŋks /; plural salpinges / sælˈpɪndʒiːz /; Greek σάλπιγξ) was a trumpet -like instrument of the ancient Greeks. [ 1 ]