Tromba marina

The trumscheit (also Marie trumpet, violin nuns, nuns trumpet, trumpet violin, English:. Trumpet marine, Italian: tromba marina, French: trompette marine) is a string instrument.

Early forms date from the 12th century; after the development of the instrument for tromba marina in the 17th century it was spread to the first half of the 19th century and originated a series of compositions for the instrument with the trumscheit the basic construction had only more common, but by a number of sympathetic strings of the original form of the instrument differed. As a virtuoso on this, according to him de facto, coming down from use instrument was the Frenchman Jean -Baptiste Prin, the Traité sur la the textbook trompette marine wrote in 1742.

In the name tromba marina, it could be a copy error: The story ship the instrument to have been used as a signal generator or played by seafarers; Documents can not be found for this. Meant was probably tromba maria, St. Mary's trumpet.

Unlike other conventional stringed instruments which is about 2 feet long trumscheit is covered with only a gut string. The tones are like a monochord by harmonic division of the string generated (see partials and harmonics ); The clay material therefore corresponds to the harmonic series.

The shoe shaped ridge generated when a rasping sound ( snare bridge), by striking against the resonance body, causing the timbre is reminiscent of a trumpet, which is why the trumscheit could be used as a substitute trumpet. ( The trumpet was often rewarded with privileges that eingrenzten their use for certain occupational groups. ) The advantage over a trumpet is also in the simpler and less stressful way of playing.

The names of nuns violin and nuns trumpet explained by the fact that the trumscheit has often been used by nuns in German-speaking countries, as it was forbidden for a long time to play real instruments - almost half of the obtained 200 historic instruments found in their monasteries.