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“After the invention of valves, brass was changed forever. ...
Although there was some opposition to the adoption of this technique, it was largely considered a good thing, particularly for horns, and there was a great deal of concern when the possibility of losing those characteristic stopped sounds became real with the invention of valves in the early nineteenth century. The invention of valves in 1815 made the awkward crooks obsolete. Two type of valves were developed: rotary (revolving cylinder) valves, and piston (up and down) valves. ... The sound of the Hand horn was considered superior to that of valves. ... At this time the terms used for the valveless horn included Cor Simple, Natural Horn, Wald Horn, Inventions Horn and Hand Horn, whilst those with valves were known as Piston Horn, Ventil Horn and Cor à cylindres. The worry that with the invention of valves, the horn would be played without hand-stopping gradually diminished, but for those who like to hear the works of the masters with these stopped notes, orchestras like the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment have revived this possibility
The modern trumpet has three valves and a bore that is partly cylindrical, partly conical.
Approximate Word count = 749
Approximate Pages = 3
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