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Natural trumpet, F, E, E-flat, D, C, B-flat
Alternate name:Inventions trumpet
Maker: Michael Saurle
Date: 1806
Place Made:Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe
Serial No: none
SignedEngraved on garland: Michael Saurle in München 1806
MarkingsStamped on receiver ferrule: 1.
DescriptionBrass, single loop, U-shaped internal crooks.
Brass mouthpiece with shallow cup (contemporary with the instrument, possibly original); six internal crocks, also serving as main tuning slide: F (stamped “1 F”), E (stamped “1 E”), E-flat (one small coil, stamped “1 DIS”), D (one large coil, stamped “D”), C (one large coil, stamped “1 C”), B-flat (two large coils, stamped “1 B”). All crooks marked with two engraved crosses.
First trumpet of a matching pair, NMM 07132 being the second.
Brass mouthpiece with shallow cup (contemporary with the instrument, possibly original); six internal crocks, also serving as main tuning slide: F (stamped “1 F”), E (stamped “1 E”), E-flat (one small coil, stamped “1 DIS”), D (one large coil, stamped “D”), C (one large coil, stamped “1 C”), B-flat (two large coils, stamped “1 B”). All crooks marked with two engraved crosses.
First trumpet of a matching pair, NMM 07132 being the second.
DimensionsHeight: 505 mm
Tube length: 1741 mm, 1836 mm, 2003 mm, 2146 mm, 2380 mm, 2711 mm
Bore diameter (initial, minimum): 12.2 mm, 11.5 mm
Bell diameter: 106 mm
Tube length: 1741 mm, 1836 mm, 2003 mm, 2146 mm, 2380 mm, 2711 mm
Bore diameter (initial, minimum): 12.2 mm, 11.5 mm
Bell diameter: 106 mm
ProvenancePurchased in 1995 from Tony Bingham, London, England.
Terms
Credit Line: Joe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 1999
Not on view
Published References"Beethoven & Berlioz . . . Major Exhibition to Open in Sioux Falls on September 12." National Music Museum Newsletter 30, No.3 (August 2003), p. 1.
Sabine K. Klaus. "Pair of Inventions-Trompeten" in "Historical Instrument Window," Edward H. Tarr, editor, International Trumpet Guild Journal, Vol. 28, No. 3 (March 2004), p. 56.
-------. Trumpets and Other High Brass: A History Inspired by the Joe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection. Volume 2: Ways to Expand the Harmonic Series (Vermillion, SD: National Music Museum, 2013), pp. 134–35, 149–52, 256.
Larson, André P.. Beethoven & Berlioz, Paris & Vienna: Musical Treasures from the Age of Revolution & Romance 1789-1848. With essay by John Koster. Exhibition catalog, Washington Pavilion, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, September 12-November 2, 2003. Vermillion: National Music Museum 2003. Page 53.
Sabine K. Klaus. "Pair of Inventions-Trompeten" in "Historical Instrument Window," Edward H. Tarr, editor, International Trumpet Guild Journal, Vol. 28, No. 3 (March 2004), p. 56.
-------. Trumpets and Other High Brass: A History Inspired by the Joe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection. Volume 2: Ways to Expand the Harmonic Series (Vermillion, SD: National Music Museum, 2013), pp. 134–35, 149–52, 256.
Larson, André P.. Beethoven & Berlioz, Paris & Vienna: Musical Treasures from the Age of Revolution & Romance 1789-1848. With essay by John Koster. Exhibition catalog, Washington Pavilion, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, September 12-November 2, 2003. Vermillion: National Music Museum 2003. Page 53.
Object number: 07131