TRUMPET VS FLUGELHORN - Which is a Better Solo Instrument??? W.A.Mozart - Alleluia

Drew Fennell (Principal Flugelhorn at RCB & RCYBB Conductor)
Instruments Used:

Birute Stundziaite (Piano)

EUPHONIUM, TUBA, TRUMPET, FRENCH HORN, TROMBONE, CORNET, BARITONE, TENOR HORN, FLUGELHORN, PERCUSSION

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[MethodFire]

Flugelhorn is the sound of comfort whereas trumpet is the sound of nobility.

[BALAGE]

It depends on the style or genre of the music. In this case the trumpet's clear and bright tone serves the classical style much better.

[deendrew]

As a fledgling euphonium player, I must say the sound of the flugelhorn appeals to me more than the brashness of the trumpet. Wonderful musician!

[oldmanandthesea]

Personally I find the trumpet is more brassy and responsive, while the flugelhorn is softer and closer to French horn’s tone color. So if you want to raise the soldiers’s spirit, play the trumpet; if you want that pastoral and nostalgic feelings, play the flugelhorn.

[GhostRyder]

For this piece I'd say trumpet works better. I feel that not only is it much easier to hear as the timbre pierces through the accompaniment much better, but also the timbre of the trumpet matches more stylistically to the piece.

[waltschult]

My dream is to play like this guy, it foes not matter trumpet or flugelhorn. My sound preference here is the trumpet sound

[mr.tiddles]

I've never heard a sound more buttery than this fluglehorn. I love them both

[Cysubtor_vb]

I generally always prefer the tone of a flugelhorn over trumpet. Been contemplating getting one just for kicks and to sort of be the "soprano tuba" of my brass collection 🤣

[MooseyMTB]

I’ve always admired the rich sound of the flugelhorn over the brassy sound of the trumpet but it all depends on what style of music it is.

[gullfriend]

I may be biased, but I've always felt that small ensembles, especially less than ten people, always sound better with a flugelhorn than with a cornet or trumpet. The more instruments there are, the more the soprano voice should cut through the ensemble, thus necessitating the trumpet's use. Trumpets were designed to be heard from very far away.

[michaeltroster]

It’s not a matter of which instrument is better. It depends on the music. Some works come across more suited by the more brilliant tones of the trumpet, whereas others are better suited to the more velvet tones of the flugelhorn. I play both and enjoy both. Both instruments have had and have players who have achieved fame concentrating mostly on one of the two instruments.

[sunhong]

Trumpet sound is great!!! Your tone is very clean and charming!!! great player!!!

[CarlyWaarly]

Just purchased a JP175S Flugelhorn, beautiful tone, impressive, will be great for Carols at Christmas and for Jazz.

[juliea]

I really like the sound of the Flugelhorn. It's very soothing.

[RW-oben]

Gorgeous clean sound on both, characteristic of each. Great phrasing & articulation too

[SKBottom]

It entirely comes down to personal preference. Both sound fantastic. Given these two recordings, I would have to go with trumpet, simply because the flugelhorn at times gets a little too lost within the sound of the piano.

Outstanding performance and outstanding player.

[paulroutledge]

Both sound great. The sound of the flugel seems to get a bit lost sounding with the piano. Cornet would be a great compromise. This would sound great on both euphonium or baritone.

[qwiklok]

I have both instruments and a French horn. This piece sounds great both ways. I think any brass instrument, horn included, would have a good effect Each has a different impact. an oboe, pipe organ, flute, piccolo trumpet all have certain qualities for different effects.

The playing was gorgeous on both. Depends on my mood i guess

[RealJstJazz]

Tbh I like flugelhorn more and It’s basically a euphonium had a child with a piccolo Bb trumpet, met in the middle and had this.

[sethprice]

For classical music it depends on what the piece was originally written for. Oboe, flute and violin concertos work really well on pic. Horn and cello concertos work really well on flugel. If a piece was written specifically for the modern trumpet then that is what you should probably use. I've also found that pieces written for natural trumpet can work well on pic, trumpet or flugel as the timbre of the natural trumpet is so distinct on its own.