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TRUMPET TERMINOLOGY
| Harmony | Two or more different pitches sounding at the same time |
|---|---|
| Trumpeter | A person who plays the trumpet |
| Embouchure | The way you shape your mouth while playing the trumpet |
| Bore | This is the inside diameter of the horn's tubing measured at the second valve slide |
- What is a trumpet called?
- What is an ancient trumpet called?
- What does trumpet mean in music?
- How would you describe a trumpet?
What is a trumpet called?
A musician who plays the trumpet is called a trumpet player or trumpeter.
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Trumpet.
| Bâ™ trumpet | |
| Brass instrument | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Brass Wind Brass Aerophone |
| Hornbostel–Sachs classification | 423.233 (Valved aerophone sounded by lip vibration) |
| Playing range | |
What is an ancient trumpet called?
The alphorn, or alpenhorn, is a distinctive natural wooden horn with a conical bore, upturned bell and cup-shaped mouthpiece. It has been used as a signalling instrument in the Alpine regions of Europe for about two millennia.
What does trumpet mean in music?
noun. Music. any of a family of brass wind instruments with a powerful, penetrating tone, consisting of a tube commonly curved once or twice around on itself and having a cup-shaped mouthpiece at one end and a flaring bell at the other. an organ stop having a tone resembling that of a trumpet.
How would you describe a trumpet?
A trumpet is a brass wind instrument noted for its powerful tone sounded by lip vibration against its cup-shaped mouthpiece. A trumpet consists of a cylindrical tube, shaped in a primary oblong loop that flares into a bell. ... These early "trumpets" were made from the horns or tusks of animals, or cane.
