Icilongo le-Piccolo: ukwakheka kwezinsimbi, umlando, ukwakha, ukusetshenziswa

Icilongo le-piccolo iyinsimbi yomoya. Intonation iyi-octave ephakeme kunepayipi evamile futhi ibe mfushane izikhathi eziningana. Omncane kakhulu emndenini. Ine-timbre ekhanyayo, engavamile futhi ecebile. Angadlala njengengxenye ye-orchestra, futhi enze izingxenye eziyedwa.

Ingenye yezinsimbi ezinzima kakhulu ukuyidlala, yingakho nabadlali abasezingeni lomhlaba kwesinye isikhathi badonsa kanzima. Ngobuchwepheshe, ukubulawa kufana nepayipi elikhulu.

Idivayisi

Ithuluzi linama-valve angu-4 namasango angu-4 (ngokungafani nepayipi evamile, ene-3 kuphela). Enye yazo i-valve yesine, enekhono lokwehlisa imisindo yemvelo ngesine. Ineshubhu ehlukile yokushintsha uhlelo.

Insimbi ekushuneni kwe-B-flat (B) idlala ithoni ephansi kunaleyo ebhalwe eshidini lomculo. Inketho yokhiye abacijile iwukushuna u-A (A).

Lapho bedlala icilongo elincane lezikhala ze-virtuoso kurejista ephezulu, abaculi basebenzisa umbhobho omncane.

Umlando

Icilongo le-piccolo, elaziwa nangokuthi “i-Bach trumpet”, lasungulwa cishe ngo-1890 ngu-luthier waseBelgium u-Victor Mahillon ukuze lisetshenziswe ezingxenyeni eziphakeme emculweni ka-Bach no-Handel.

Manje isidumile ngenxa yesithakazelo esisanda kuvela emculweni we-baroque, njengoba umsindo wale nsimbi ubonisa kahle umkhathi wezikhathi ze-baroque.

Ukusebenzisa

Ngama-60s, i-piccolo trumpet solo kaDavid Mason yafakwa engomeni yeBeatles ethi “Penny Lane”. Kusukela lapho, insimbi ibilokhu isetshenziswa ngenkuthalo emculweni wesimanje.

Abaculi abadume kakhulu uMaurice André, uWynton Marsalis, uHocken Hardenberger no-Otto Sauter.