Horn & Flugelhorn

Alright, guys. Has anyone here ever played both horn and flugelhorn? As a followup to my question about flugelhorns: Is the horn as hard as the flugelhorn is to keep in pitch? I'm trying to figure out if I can get away with assigning a horn line to a flugelhorn instead (for numerous reasons), or if the flugelhorn's finickyness with pitch would botch the chord tones. (Of course, if horn itself is just as hard to keep in pitch, that makes my worrying pointless.)

Isn't a flugelhorn a horn with flu :P?

No wonder they sound so different...

So far, I've never seen a flugelhorn used in a non-marching setting, and I'd imagine that's with good reason. I don't know much about these two instruments, so I could be wrong

So far, I've never seen a flugelhorn used in a non-marching setting, and I'd imagine that's with good reason. I don't know much about these two instruments, so I could be wrong

Yeah, flugelhorns are very widely used in jazz, both small and large ensembles. A trumpet player is essentially expected to have one available.

Flugelhorns are used primarily in three settings:

1. In the Marching Band, where they originated. They're basically a softer (as in timbre) cornet and used for its lovely timbre, but only occasionally. This usage has pretty much died out in favor of trumpets.

2. In the Concert Band where they're used occasionally for color differences in the trumpet section. It's not very common but a dedicated flugelhorn pops up here and there.

3. In Jazz ensembles they're the doubling instrument of all trumpet players. Here is the most common modern use where it is used for softer (again, as a timbre) tone and luscious chords etc. It is common for them to act as high trombones too. Very cool effect when used correctly.

As for Flugelhorn vs. Horn, what ensemble are you writing for? Because they're hardly alike in function or timbre.