David Rycroft South Africa Collection

17th Century Trumpets at the London Museum: Descriptions, interviews and demonstrations .

  • Add a note
    Log in to add a note at the bottom of this page.
  • All notes
  • My notes
  • Hide notes

  • This item is accessible for UK HE and FE institutions only
    UK HE/FE log in

Please click to leave a note

The British Library Board acknowledges the intellectual property rights of those named as contributors to this recording and the rights of those not identified.
Legal and ethical usage »

Tags (top 25):
(No tags found for this item)

What is this? Log in to add a term that describes this item and help make it easier to find.

  • Type

    sound

  • Duration

    00:27:30

  • Cultures

    English

  • Shelf mark

    C811/105

  • Subjects

    Trumpet music , trumpet songs

  • Recording date

    1967-04-01

  • Recording locations

    London Museum, England

  • Performers

    unidentified (trumpets)

  • Recordist

    Rycroft, David, 1924-1997

  • Description

    Musical examples for a lecture by David Rycroft. There are two short examples, the first is played on a 'Natural trumpet in 'D', William Bull, London Museum number A23580'. The second is on 'William Bull number 2 brass with silver garnishes probably made in about 1670/1680. Both examples are played by Jo Wheeler using its original mouth piece'.

  • Metadata record:

    View full metadata for this item

17th Century Trumpets at the London Museum: Descriptions, interviews and demonstrations .

Please log in to update your playlists.

Can you tell us more about the context of the recording? Or can you share information on its content - timings of key sections or important details? Please add your notes. Uninformative entries may not be retained.

Please log in to leave notes.