Umlando wecilongo
Ithempeli ibhekisela ezinsimbini zomculo ezivunguzayo. Phakathi kwethusi, yiwona ophakeme kakhulu ngomsindo. Izinto zokwenziwa kwamapayipi ziyithusi noma ithusi, ngezinye izikhathi zenziwe ngesiliva nezinye izinsimbi. Izinsimbi ezifana namapayipi zaziwa kumuntu kusukela ezikhathini zasendulo. Kakade esikhathini sasendulo, ubuchwepheshe bokwenza amapayipi ephepheni elilodwa lensimbi baziwa. Emazweni omhlaba wasendulo futhi kamuva kakhulu, emakhulwini amaningi eminyaka, ipayipi yayidlala indima yensimbi yesignali. NgeNkathi Ephakathi, kwakukhona isikhundla esikhethekile somshayi wecilongo emabuthweni, owathi, esebenzisa izimpawu, wadlulisela imiyalo yomlawuli kulawo mabutho ezempi ayekude kakhulu. Kwakunokukhethwa okukhethekile kwabantu okwathi kamuva bafundiswa ukudlala icilongo. Emadolobheni kwakukhona abashaya amacilongo ababethi, ngophawu lwabo, bazisa abantu basedolobheni mayelana nokusondela kwe-cortege nomuntu ophakeme, ukushintsha kwesikhathi sosuku, ukusondela kwamabutho ezitha, umlilo noma ezinye izenzakalo. Awukho nowodwa umqhudelwano wama-knightly, iholide, udwendwe lwemikhosi olungenza ngaphandle kokukhala kwamacilongo, okubonisa ukuqala kwemicimbi yemikhosi.
Inkathi yegolide yecilongo
Ku-Renaissance, ubuchwepheshe bokwenza amapayipi baba buphelele, isithakazelo sabaqambi kule nsimbi sakhula, futhi izingxenye zamapayipi zafakwa ku-orchestra. Ochwepheshe abaningi babheka inkathi ye-Baroque njengenkathi yegolide yethuluzi. Esikhathini se-classicism, imigqa ye-melodic, yothando iza phambili, amapayipi emvelo ahamba kude emthunzini. 
Futhi kuphela ngekhulu lama-20, ngenxa yokuthuthukiswa komklamo wensimbi, ikhono elimangalisayo labashayi bamacilongo, icilongo livame ukwenza njengensimbi eyedwa kuma-orchestra. Inikeza i-orchestra injabulo engavamile. Ngenxa yokukhanya, i-timbre ecwebezelayo yensimbi, isiqala ukusetshenziswa ku-jazz, i-ska, i-pop orchestra, nezinye izinhlobo. Umhlaba wonke uyawazi amagama abashayi becilongo abavelele, amakhono abo e-filigree azohlala enyakazisa imiphefumulo yabantu. Phakathi kwabo: umculi wecilongo ohlakaniphile nomculi u-Louis Armstrong, u-Andre Maurice odumile, umculi wecilongo waseRussia ovelele uTimofey Dokshitser, umculi wecilongo waseCanada uJenes Lindemann, umculi we-virtuoso uSergei Nakaryakov nabanye abaningi.
Idivayisi nezinhlobo zamapayipi
Empeleni, ishubhu iyishubhu elide, eliyisilinda eligotshwe laba ukwakheka okusaqanda okude ukuze lihlangane. Yiqiniso, emlonyeni iyancipha kancane, ensimbi iyakhula. Lapho ukhiqiza ipayipi, kubaluleke kakhulu ukubala kahle izinga lokunwetshwa kwesokhethi nobude bepayipi. 
Ukuze unciphise umsindo, kukhona ama-valve amathathu, kwezinye izinhlobo (i-piccolo trumpet) - ezine. Umshini we-valve ikuvumela ukuthi ushintshe ubude bekholomu yomoya epayipini, okuthi, kanye noshintsho endaweni yezindebe, ikuvumela ukuthi uthole ama-harmonic consonances. Lapho ukhipha umsindo, izimfanelo zokudlala zomlomo zibalulekile. Uma udlala icilongo, insimbi isekelwa kwesokunxele, ama-valve acindezelwa ngesandla sokudla. Ngakho, ipayipi libizwa ngokuthi insimbi yesandla sokudla. Iningi lamaqembu namuhla lidlala amacilongo e-B-flat, amafidi angu-4,5 ubude. Phakathi kwezinhlobonhlobo kukhona: i-alto trumpet, engavamile ukusetshenziswa namuhla; ayisasetshenziswa kusukela maphakathi nekhulu lama-20 amabhesi; encane (i-piccolo trumpet), ebhekene nokwanda okusha namuhla.
