Trumpet facts for kids
B♭ trumpet
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| Brass instrument | |
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Brass |
| Hornbostel–Sachs classification | 423.233 (Valved aerophone sounded by lip movement) |
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Written range:
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| Related instruments | |
| Flugelhorn, cornet, cornett, Flumpet, bugle, natural trumpet, bass trumpet, post horn, Roman tuba, buccina, cornu, lituus, shofar, dord, dung chen, sringa, shankha, lur, didgeridoo, Alphorn, Russian horns, serpent, ophicleide, piccolo trumpet, horn, alto horn, baritone horn, pocket trumpet | |
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. The trumpet is played by blowing into the mouthpiece and making a "buzzing" sound. There are three keys called valves that the player can press to change the pitch.
History
The trumpet has been around for about 3000 years. An early example of a brass instrument like a trumpet is called a shofar, which is still used in religious ceremonies. Eventually people started making trumpet-like instruments with wood (for example, the cornetto), and later, with brass. Modern bugles are similar to early metal trumpets.
Many years ago, when the use of instrumental music was growing, trumpets became very important. Trumpets were long and without valves. This meant a player had to control the pitch of the sound with only his mouth, which was very difficult. Everyone respected trumpet players because trumpets were just so difficult to play.
The chromatic trumpet was developed in the late 18th century. In the 19th century, good valves made it easier to play notes on the trumpet. Still, trumpet is a difficult instrument to master.
Music for trumpet
Classical music is written for solo trumpet, and trumpets are included in orchestras. Trumpets play an important part in Jazz music, and other various popular genres. Sometimes, they also play short parts to emphasize sections in rock songs.
Trumpet players
Some famous classical trumpet players are Adolph Herseth, Sergei Nakariakov and Maurice Andre.
Some famous jazz trumpet players are Miles Davis, Louis Armstrong, Arturo Sandoval, Wynton Marsalis, Dizzy Gillespie, and Maynard Ferguson.
Images for kids
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Trio of trumpeters in Toledo, Ohio, approximately 1920
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Silver and gold plated trumpet and its wooden mute from the tomb of Tutankhamun (1326–1336 BCE)
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Trumpet with "stonelined" straight mute inserted. Below, left to right: straight, wah-wah (harmon), and cup mutes.
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Reproduction baroque trumpet by Michael Laird
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Trumpet in C with rotary valves
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Gottfried Reiche, chief trumpeter for Johann Sebastian Bach in Leipzig
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Trumpet-Player in front of a Banquet, Gerrit Dou, c.1660-1665
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Louis Armstrong statue in Algiers, New Orleans
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Miles Davis statue in Kielce, Poland
See also
In Spanish: Trompeta para niños
