Bach trumpet

Bach trumpet

noun
a three-valved trumpet designed especially for playing the high, florid trumpet parts in the works of J. S. Bach and other baroque composers.
Compare clarino.
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Bach trumpet (bɑːx)
 
n
a modern small three-valved trumpet for playing clarino passages in Bach's music

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