Clarín Real Spanish

Grove describes this as a type of Clarín: “ ‘Real’ Trumpets (Clarines, Trompetas) were usually vertical (not horizontal), the name indicating ‘real’ in the sense of ‘full-length’ resonators; but by c1750 ‘trompeta real’ often meant ‘royal trumpet’.” Williams says: “ ‘Real’ does not always imply horizontal, early appearances of the term implied a ‘real trumpet’, i.e. one with longer resonators than regals.” Audsley mentions it but does not distinguish it from other types of Clarins.

Examples

Clarín Real 8' (en chamade), right hand; San Agustín, Cádiz, Spain; de Anía 1753.

Clarín Real 4', manual right hand; Parroquia de La Asuncion, Caseda, Navarra, Spain; Gomez 1862.

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