Trumpet

The trumpet is the highest brass instrument in register, above the tuba, euphonium, trombone, sousaphone, and french horn. A person who plays the trumpet is called a trumpeter or, trumpet player.

History

The first trumpets reputedly came from Egypt, and were primarily used for military purposes (Joshua's shofar, blown at the battle of Jericho, came from this tradition) like the bugle as we still know it, with different tunes corresponding to different instructions. In medieval times, trumpet playing was a guarded craft, its instruction occurring only within highly selective guilds. The trumpet players were often among the most heavily guarded members of a troop, as they were relied upon to relay instructions to other sections of the army. Eventually the trumpet's value for musical production was seen, particularly after the addition of valves, around the mid 1830s, and its use and instruction became much more widespread.

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Egypt - Jericho - Bugle - Medieval - Guilds - Troop - Army

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Today, the trumpet is used in nearly all forms of music, including classical, jazz, blues, pop, ska, and funk. Among the great modern trumpet players are Maurice André, Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis, Jon Faddis, Maynard Ferguson, Adolph "Bud" Herseth, Wynton Marsalis, Philip Smith, and Doc Severinsen.

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Classical - Jazz - Blues - Pop - Ska - Funk - Maurice André - Louis Armstrong - Miles Davis - Jon Faddis - Maynard Ferguson - Adolph "Bud" Herseth - Wynton Marsalis - Philip Smith - Doc Severinsen

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See 20th century brass instrumentalists for a more comprehensive list.

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