Flumpet vs. Trumpet — What's the Difference?

A hybrid brass instrument combining trumpet and flugelhorn features.

Commonly used in educational music programs.

Designed for a blend of tones suitable for diverse musical styles.

Predominant in various music genres, especially in jazz and classical.

Known for its unique, mellow tone.

Known for its versatility in solo and ensemble contexts.

Less common in orchestral settings.

A brass instrument with a bright, distinctive sound.

Appeals to players looking for a distinctive sound.

Features a cylindrical bore contributing to its loudness.

The Flumpet is a hybrid brass instrument that shares the construction and timbral qualities of a trumpet and flugelhorn. The Flumpet was invented for Art Farmer by David Monette and is currently in production by Monette.

The trumpet is a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz ensembles. The trumpet group ranges from the piccolo trumpet with the highest register in the brass family, to the bass trumpet, which is pitched one octave below the standard B♭ or C Trumpet.

A musical instrument that blends qualities of the trumpet and flugelhorn.

(Music) A soprano brass instrument consisting of a long metal tube looped once and ending in a flared bell, the modern type being equipped with three valves for producing variations in pitch.

Something shaped or sounding like this instrument.

(Music) An organ stop that produces a tone like that of the brass instrument.

A resounding call, as that of the elephant.

(Music) To play a trumpet.

To give forth a resounding call.

To sound or proclaim loudly.

A musical instrument of the brass family, generally tuned to the key of B-flat; by extension, any type of lip-vibrated aerophone, most often valveless and not chromatic.

Someone who plays the trumpet; a trumpeter.

The cry of an elephant, or any similar loud cry.

(figurative) One who praises, or propagates praise, or is the instrument of propagating it.

A funnel, or short flaring pipe, used as a guide or conductor, as for yarn in a knitting machine.

A kind of traffic interchange involving at least one loop ramp connecting traffic either entering or leaving the terminating expressway with the far lanes of the continuous highway.

A powerful reed stop in organs, having a trumpet-like sound.

Any of various flowering plants with trumpet-shaped flowers, for example, of the genus Collomia.

A supporter of Donald Trump, especially a fervent one.

(intransitive) To sound loudly, be amplified

(intransitive) To play the trumpet.

(ambitransitive) Of an elephant, to make its cry.

(ambitransitive) To give a loud cry like that of an elephant.

(transitive) To proclaim loudly; to promote enthusiastically

A wind instrument of great antiquity, much used in war and military exercises, and of great value in the orchestra. In consists of a long metallic tube, curved (once or twice) into a convenient shape, and ending in a bell. Its scale in the lower octaves is limited to the first natural harmonics; but there are modern trumpets capable, by means of valves or pistons, of producing every tone within their compass, although at the expense of the true ringing quality of tone.

A trumpeter.

One who praises, or propagates praise, or is the instrument of propagating it.

A funnel, or short, fiaring pipe, used as a guide or conductor, as for yarn in a knitting machine.

To publish by, or as by, sound of trumpet; to noise abroad; to proclaim; as, to trumpet good tidings.

To sound loudly, or with a tone like a trumpet; to utter a trumplike cry.

A brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves

Proclaim on, or as if on, a trumpet;

Play or blow on the trumpet

Utter in trumpet-like sounds;

A musician might choose a flumpet for its unique sound that blends well in softer, lyrical musical settings.

The flumpet was designed by Art Farmer.

No, the flumpet is less common in orchestras and is more niche, mainly found in certain jazz compositions.

Yes, trumpet music can be played on a flumpet, but the sound will be warmer and softer.

The trumpet is widely associated with both classical and jazz music genres.

The skills are similar, but playing the flumpet might require a more nuanced approach to achieve its distinctive sound.

Art Farmer is notably associated with the flumpet, as both its designer and a prominent player.

The main difference lies in their tone; the flumpet is warmer and blends tones, whereas the trumpet is brighter and clearer.

The flumpet’s conical bore produces a mellow tone, while the trumpet’s cylindrical bore allows for a louder, clearer sound.

The physical demands are similar, though the flumpet may require more control to navigate its blended tone.