![]() This past week I have been bothered by one thought which has kept me up at night. Some might argue that they are the same instrument and that might be the real reason there is so much confusion and argument over the importance and use of each instrument. One instrument does a job that the other can not. Making the selection between a trumpet and a cornet should be made for the same reason. If I needed to hammer out some sheet metal, I would select a ball penne hammer. If I were a craftsman and needed to remove a nail from a board, I would choose a claw hammer. How this idea ever got started is a wonder to many of us. The reason could be that many think that we began on a cornet and when we got good, we switched over to a real instrument. Most of us are trumpet players and the thought of playing a cornet sometimes turns us off. ![]() This might be boring to the casual reader but for the rest of us who are deeply interested in how our trumpet/cornet history has been developing, I think this is worth reading. This will not be an entertaining document. Photo Credit: striking_photography on Flickrįirst I need to apologize to the uninitiated followers of trumpet history.
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