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The trumpet is a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz ensembles. The trumpet group ranges from the piccolo trumpet—with the highest register in the brass family—to the bass trumpet, pitched one octave below the standard B ♭ or C trumpet.
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- The Bb Trumpet. The first few trumpets discussed are named after the keys in which they play. When most people think of a trumpet, it’s most likely that the Bb Trumpet is the one that comes to mind.
- The C Trumpet. The C Trumpet, you guessed it, plays in the key of C which means that when you play a C note, the instrument does not transpose it, and you hear a straight concert pitched C.
- The D/Eb Trumpet. The invention of the Bb and C trumpets got musicians excited about the diversity in sound they were able to create. During the Baroque music period, the D Trumpet was created to add an even more bright and piercing sound.
- The Piccolo Trumpet. Piccolo is Italian for small, and that is exactly what a Piccolo Trumpet is – the smallest member of the trumpet family. This little trumpet technically plays in the key of Bb, one octave above the Bb trumpet, and so it is also a transposing instrument.
Learn about the trumpet, a brass wind instrument sounded by lip vibration, from its ancient origins to its modern forms and uses. Explore the different keys, mouthpieces, mutes, and techniques of the trumpet and its variations.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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The trumpet is a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz ensembles. The trumpet group ranges from the piccolo trumpet—with the highest register in the brass family—to the bass trumpet, pitched one octave below the standard B♭ or C trumpet.
Learn the basics of blowing, holding, and fingering the trumpet with Yamaha's musical instrument guide. Watch videos, see diagrams, and play along with examples and scores.
The history of the trumpet: invention, evolution and famous makers. The trumpet has undergone one of the most significant makeovers of all musical instruments, transforming from valveless natural trumpets using harmonics to the versatile instrument used in classical and jazz music today.
