DE mit Cup-Dämpfer mute advanced Support my free tools
with the specified cup mute; write the German phrase in full
How is mit Cup-Dämpfer played?
Fit a cup mute of the type named by the score. It is related to a straight mute in construction but adds a cup facing the bell; on adjustable models the cup-to-bell gap changes resistance, projection and colour, so follow the part, legend and ensemble practice rather than treating the setting as universally “to taste.” Allow enough time for the change, and keep the mute until an explicit open or ohne Dämpfer direction, a new named mute, or another locally defined endpoint.
How does mit Cup-Dämpfer sound?
More subdued and darker than the straight mute — it works as a band-pass filter, rounding off the edge into a soft, veiled, slightly hollow tone. A staple of jazz and big-band trumpet and trombone writing.
In context
German mit Cup-Dämpfer means with cup mute and is written out here because neither a type-preserving contraction nor generic m. D. meets the entry’s need for an unambiguous cup instruction. Cup mutes are especially established in trumpet and trombone jazz and big-band writing, including the Ellington-era colour world, but their construction, gap and material prevent one fixed promise of “darker,” “softer” or “more veiled” than every straight mute.
Equivalent terms
- EN with cup mute
- DA med cup-dæmper