Bugle

Bugle
	Bugle in C
Brass instrument
Classification	Wind; Brass; Aerophone;
Hornbostel–Sachs classification	423.121.22; (Natural trumpets – an aerophone, with vibrating air enclosed within the instrument, the player's lips cause the air to vibrate directly, the player's lips are the only means of changing the instrument's pitch, the instrument is tubular, the player blows into the end of the tube, the tube is bent or folded, the instrument has a mouthpiece)
Developed	Antiquity; modern forms, c. 17th century
Playing range
	Five-pitch scale of the bugle in C.
Related instruments
	Clarion; Cornet; Natural trumpet; Post horn; Trumpet;
Sound sample
	To the Color, a United States bugle call, equivalent to the national anthem, played on army posts when raising or lowering the national flag.
More articles or information
	Contrabass bugle; Keyed bugle;

The bugle is a simple signaling brass instrument with a wide conical bore. It normally has no valves or other pitch-altering devices, and is thus limited to its natural harmonic notes, and pitch is controlled entirely by varying the air and embouchure.

Brass instrument
Bugle in C
Classification	Wind Brass Aerophone
Hornbostel–Sachs classification	423.121.22 (Natural trumpets – an aerophone, with vibrating air enclosed within the instrument, the player's lips cause the air to vibrate directly, the player's lips are the only means of changing the instrument's pitch, the instrument is tubular, the player blows into the end of the tube, the tube is bent or folded, the instrument has a mouthpiece)
Developed	Antiquity; modern forms, c. 17th century
Playing range
Five-pitch scale of the bugle in C. Bugle scale.mid^ⓘ
Related instruments
Clarion Cornet Natural trumpet Post horn Trumpet
Sound sample
To the Color, a United States bugle call, equivalent to the national anthem, played on army posts when raising or lowering the national flag.
More articles or information
Contrabass bugle Keyed bugle