Book: Trumpets and Other High Brass: Volume 4: Heyday of the Cornet

WITH THE PURCHASE OF TWO OR MORE BOOKS IN THE TRUMPETS AND OTHER HIGH BRASS SERIES, RECEIVE A 20% DISCOUNT. *DISCOUNT IS ONLY APPLICABLE ON TOHB BOOKS, ALL OTHER ITEMS ARE EXCLUDED. Note: European customers must order from Edition Walhall Here. Trumpets and Other High Brass:  A History Inspired by The Joe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection Volume 4: Heyday of the Cornet by Sabine Katharina Klaus (2022) Trumpets and Other High Brass is a series of five projected volumes, illustrated with instruments from the Utley Collection at the National Music Museum and other major collections. Volume 4 explores the history of the piston-valve B-flat cornet. It describes the beginnings and initial model standardization of cornets in Paris and London, and the arrival of European designs and makers in the United States. It traces the unique exuberance of cornet models by American manufacturers and their advertising practices. The social phenomenon of the cornet as an affordable, mass-produced commodi