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The History Of Trumpets World Wide
The word “horn” refers to its origins- that of being an animal horn, usually belonging to the castings of a young, growing bull. The word “bugle” is derived from the Latin “buculus,” meaning “young bull.” The “cor” of “cornet,” “cor anglais” and “tenor cor,” has its roots in the Latin “cornu,” meaning “horn.”
The earliest known mouthpiece was the smooth, round opening at the small end of the horn itself. As horns became better made and more ornate, they were fitted with mouthpieces fashioned from wood, bone, ivory, and later on, copper, tin, pewter, silver, gold, brass and bronze. Ivory and ox-horn mouthpieces dominated for a time. Wooden mouthpieces are commonly as used as the modern brass or silver.
Brass Mouthpiece
Silver Mouthpiece
Wooden Mouthpiece
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