French Horn The French Horn takes us down about 2 1/2 steps to the key The piccolo trumpet, cornet, flugelhorn, pocket trumpet, C trumpet, D/Eb trumpet, bugle, bass trumpet, and french horn share similarities with the standard Bb trumpet. Horns are distinguished from other brass instruments because their bore gradually increases in shape. The valved bugle also gave rise to related instruments in the tenor, baritone, and bass ranges. Thus the G bugle plays 1 1/2 steps (a note and 1/2) lower then a trumpet. 1. // --> . trumpet, it's just, well, more compressed. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Bugles - Brands - Food we make - General Mills Now experts in musical instruments classify these instruments into multiple types. tubing. // -->