Editing Flugelhorn (section)

==Structure and variants==
[[File:Yamaha Flugelhorn YFH-436G.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|A rotary valve flugelhorn]]
The flugelhorn is generally pitched in B♭, like most trumpets and [[cornet]]s. It usually has three [[brass instrument valve|piston valves]] and employs the same fingering system as other brass instruments, although four-valve versions and rotary-valve versions also exist. It can therefore be played by trumpet and cornet players, although it has different playing characteristics. The flugelhorn's [[Mouthpiece (brass)|mouthpiece]] is more deeply conical than either trumpet or cornet mouthpieces, but not as conical as a [[French horn]] mouthpiece.

Some modern flugelhorns feature a fourth valve that lowers the pitch by a [[perfect fourth]] (similar to the fourth valve on some [[euphonium]]s, [[tuba]]s, and [[piccolo trumpet]]s, or the [[Trombone#Valve attachments|trigger]] on [[trombone]]s). This adds a useful low range that, coupled with the flugelhorn's dark sound, extends the instrument's abilities. Players can also use the fourth valve in place of the first and third valve combination (which is somewhat sharp).

A compact version of the [[rotary valve]] flugelhorn is the oval shaped [[kuhlohorn]] in B♭. It was developed for the German Protestant trombone choirs.

A pair of bass flugelhorns in C, called [[fiscorn]]s, are played in the [[Catalonia|Catalan]] [[cobla]] bands that provide music for [[sardana]] dancers.