The Keyed Bugle

Ralph Thomas Dudgeon

ISBN 10: 0810851237 / ISBN 13: 9780810851238

Published by Scarecrow Press, Maryland U.S., 2004

About this Item

The definitive study of the keyed bugle and its role in European and American music in the 19th century. The second edition is an expansion rather than a revision of the first edition with new information added to all chapters. The section on performance practice has been extended to meet the needs of new players and the chapters on Performers, Makers and Sellers have been extensively expanded. An additional chapter examines the distinctive acoustics of keyed bugles and analyses construction styles employed by different makers. This work presents the best of recent research and provides the collector, performer, and serious music student with an account of the instrument's history, repertoire, and technique. This copy is in very good condition, with tight binding and bright cover and contents. Only defects are minor underlining in List of Illustrations and Chapter 1; otherwise would be listed As New. Copyright © Scarecrow Press, Maryland U.S.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Keyed Bugle
• Publisher: Scarecrow Press, Maryland U.S.
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0810851237
• ISBN 13: 9780810851238
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Good

About this title

Synopsis

This new edition of The Keyed Bugle is an expansion rather than a revision of the first edition. The performance practice discussion has been extended to cater to the needs of the reader who wishes to learn the instrument.

All chapters contain new information, and the chapters on Performers, Makers and Sellers have been extensively expanded. An additional chapter offers an explanation of the peculiarly distinct acoustics of keyed bugles and provides an analysis of construction styles employed by particular makers. After closely researching instruments that have been documented by the signatures of specific firms and comparing them with unmarked examples, the author enables readers to make confident observations on the nature of regional and manufacturer's styles. The new research in this area provides the groundwork for informed speculation about the origins of undocumented keyed bugles.

This work puts the best of current research on the instrument into book form and provides the collector, performer, and serious music student with a clear picture of the instrument's history, repertoire, and technique.

About the Author

Ralph T. Dudgeon is Professor of Music at the State University of New York, College at Cortland where he teaches courses in music history. He is an active performer on modern and period instruments and has appeared as a soloist and conductor throughout the United States and Europe.