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What is the sound of a trumpet?
They are played by blowing air through nearly-closed lips (called the player's embouchure), producing a "buzzing" sound that starts a standing wave vibration in the air column inside the instrument.
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Trumpet.
| Brass instrument | |
|---|---|
| Hornbostel–Sachs classification | 423.233 (Valved aerophone sounded by lip vibration) |
| Playing range | |
How do trumpets make different sounds?
A trumpet player can change pitches changing the position of his lips on the mouthpiece or pushing down one or more or the valves. When he pushes down on the valves the part of the tubing that is sounding is made longer so the pitch changes.
