Bugle
 Bugle in C | |
| Brass instrument | |
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| Classification | |
| Hornbostel–Sachs classification | 423.121.22 (End-blown natural labrosone with curved or folded tube, wide conical bore and separate mouthpiece) |
| Developed | Antiquity; modern forms c. 17th century |
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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.