Bach trumpet
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Bach trumpet
A misnomer still prevalent for a high trumpet with valves used in modern performances of Baroque music. The term was originally applied, in the late 19th century, to a straight trumpet in A or B♭ with two valves, then to a still shorter one in D with three (in fact half the length of the D trumpet of Bach's time).
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Edward H. Tarr
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Cantata No. 130, "Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir," BWV 130 (BC A179)
(Classical Work)
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