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v. t. e. 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.
- Pocket Trumpet
Pocket trumpet in B-flat, with a 5-inch (13 cm) standard...
- Piccolo Trumpet
The piccolo trumpet is the smallest member of the trumpet...
- Pocket Trumpet
The natural trumpet was probably first used as a military instrument in Ancient Egypt. The trumpets depicted by the artists of the Eighteenth Dynasty were short straight instruments made of wood, bronze, copper or silver. According to the Classical writers, the Egyptian trumpet sounded like the braying of an ass.
Jean-François MADEUF, historic trumpets After final studies at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique of Lyon, where he also has taught historic trumpet since 1992, followed by a short period as a permanent orchestral musician and several years teaching modern trumpet in a conservatory, Madeuf in 2001 became the successor to the pioneer Edward H. Tarr at the Schola Cantorum ...
French: trompette. German: Trompete. Key People: Miles Davis. Louis Armstrong. Dizzy Gillespie. Harry James. Chet Baker. Related Topics: trutruka. buisine. valve trumpet. clarino. zhajiao. trumpet, brass wind musical instrument sounded by lip vibration against a cup mouthpiece.
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A trumpet is a brass instrument used mainly in Classical music and jazz music. The most common type of trumpet is a B♭ trumpet, meaning that if the player plays a C, it will sound like a B♭ in concert pitch .
- 423.233, (Valved aerophone sounded by lip movement)
Français: trumpet n (brass wind instrument) trompette nf : The quintet has two trumpets but only one trombone. Le quintet a deux trompettes mais un seul trombone. trumpet n (loud sound, esp. by an elephant) (éléphant) barrissement nm : The trumpet of an elephant can be surprisingly loud. Le barrissement d'un éléphant peut être ...
A musician who plays the trumpet is called a trumpet player or trumpeter. 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.
