this post was submitted on 21 Dec 2023
12 points (100.0% liked)

Ancient and Early Music

119 readers
1 users here now

A community for Medieval and Renaissance-era music (as well as music before those periods).

Baroque music should be posted to [email protected]

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
Lunar
12
Abraham Cupeiro demonstrates the Cornu, an ancient Roman horn used for battlefield signaling and amphitheater music accompanying gladiatorial games (youtu.be)
submitted 1 year ago by Zombiepirate to c/earlymusic
4 comments fedilink hide all child comments
top 4 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] MD756 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Does this count as ancient Roman jazz?

[–] Zombiepirate 1 points 1 year ago

The muta Harmon was invented a bit later.

[–] Tylerdurdon 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Impressive, the range. I don't know why but I was thinking it would only be able to make a few tones. I guess it's really just an unwound bugle.

[–] Zombiepirate 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'm definitely not an expert, but its my understanding that the length of the horn is what determines how many overtones are easily available.

I picked up a plastic PBuzz (really just a toy, but inexpensive) to experiment with heraldry trumpets, and the mouthpiece also makes a huge difference for accurately reaching those higher notes; its a lot easier to tighten up your embrasure when you have something to hold it all together like a small trumpet mouthpiece compared to the trombone-sized one that it comes with. Although that may be because I've had some experience with the trumpet.