lituus - Bach's forgotten horns

[bighonkintuba]

hardly forgotten...
http://hosaphone.com/" target="_blank

[Ace]

hardly forgotten...
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The hosaphone site is hilarious. Who would of thought that trumpet players had a crazy sense of humor?

Ace

[tbn.al]

Trumpet players are really funny ......................in a trumpet player sort of way.

[windshieldbug]

Who would of thought that trumpet players had a crazy sense of humor?

Well, they picked the trumpet, didn't they? That tells you something right there (besides the fact that they can play better than you)

[ppalan]

Somewhat related entry in Wikipedia:

Ancient lituus

The ancient lituus was an old Etruscan high-pitched brass instrument, which was bent at the end, similar to the Gallic carnyx. It was later used by the Romans, especially for processional music and as a signalling horn in the army.[1] In 17th century Germany a variant of the bent ancient lituus was still used as a signalling horn by nightwatchmen.
Mediaeval lituus
Main article: Medieval lituus

The mediaeval lituus was a different brass instrument from the ancient Etruscan instrument, described by Kürzinger (1763) as a variant of the early trumpet or horn, i.e. a later development of the ancient Roman tuba. One of the last compositions orchestrated for the mediaeval lituus was Bach's motet O Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht (BWV 118). Scientists from Edinburgh University tried to recreate the lituus in May 2009, when the instrument had been out of use for 300 years.[2][3]

Pete

[pgym]

OK, so riddle me this: if no one "has played or heard the instrument in modern times," as the article claims, how could the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis tell the Edinburgh scientists with how it sounded???