Editing Bugle (section)

==Variations==
[[File:Klappenhorn in C -Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg-1912.1543.tif|thumb|upright|[[Keyed bugle]], {{circa|1830}}]]

The [[cornet]] is sometimes erroneously considered a valved bugle, but the cornet was derived from more [[bore (wind instruments)|narrow-bored]] instruments, the French {{lang|fr|cornet de poste}} ({{lit.|[[post horn]]}}) and {{lang|fr|cor de chasse}} ({{lit.|hunting horn}}).

[[Keyed bugle]]s ({{langx|de|Klappenhorn}}) were invented in the early 19th century. In England, a patent for one design was taken out by Joseph Halliday in 1811 and became known as the [[Keyed bugle#History|Kent bugle]]. This bugle established itself in military band music in Britain and America, and its popularity is indicated by the existence of many published method books and arrangements.{{sfn|Herbert|Wallace|1997|p=139}} It was in wide use until about 1850 by which time it had been largely replaced by the cornet. Richard Willis, appointed the first bandmaster of the [[United States Military Academy]]'s [[West Point Band]] in 1817, wrote and performed many works for the keyed bugle.{{sfn|Herbert|Wallace|1997|p=137}}

Since the mid 19th century, bugles have generally been made with piston valves.

===Pitches of bugles===

*Soprano bugle (high pitch)
*Alto bugle (medium pitch)
*Baritone bugle (tenor pitch)
*[[Contrabass bugle]] (bass pitch)