Friedrich Blühmel
Friedrich Blühmel (* 1777 in Pless , Upper Silesia ; † 1845 ) was a German horn player and instrument maker.
Friedrich Blühmel invented valve technology for brass instruments independently and simultaneously with Heinrich Stölzel in 1813 . Both equipped the valveless natural horn with two valves for the chromatic horn. This gave this instrument increased mobility and was usable as a melody instrument in orchestras. In 1817 the Breslau composer Werner wrote the first concerto for chromatic horn. In 1818 Friedrich Blühmel and Heinrich Stölzel registered a joint patent limited to 10 years for this valve-fitted chromatic horn . In 1819 the Leipzig instrument maker Christian Friedrich Sattler added a third valve. From 1820 this valve technology was transferred to the trumpet . These so-called valve instruments became increasingly popular in orchestras and especially in military music from 1830 onwards.
literature
- Günther Dullat: Metal instrument making - development stages and technology . Bochinsky, Frankfurt am Main 1989, ISBN 978-3-923639-79-3 , pp. 147-157 .
Web links
- French-horn.net: Heinrich Stoelzel's valve invention. Retrieved on April 21, 2018 (there also a treatise on Blühmel's invention at the same time).
- John Ericson: Early Valve Designs: The six most important types of early valves. Accessed April 21, 2018 (English).
- John Ericson: Why Was the Valve Invented. Accessed April 21, 2018 (English).
- Richard I. Schwartz: The Cornet Compendium - The History and Development of the Nineteenth-Century Cornet. 2001, accessed on April 21, 2018 (English, Chapter 1: Early History ).
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Blühmel, Friedrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German horn player and instrument maker |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1777 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pless, Upper Silesia |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1845 |