Trumpet

Trumpet

B♭trumpet
Bress instrument
Classification	Brass Wind Brass Aerophone
Hornbostel–Sachs classification	423.233 (Valvedaerophone soondit bi lip movement)
Playin range
Written range:
Relatit instruments
Flugelhorn,cornet,bugle, natural trumpet,bass trumpet, post horn,Roman tuba, bucina,shofar,conch, lur,didgeridoo, piccolo trumpet,baritone horn, pocket trumpet

Atrumpetis amuisical instrument.It is the heichestregisterin thebrassfaimily. Trumpets are amang the auldest musical instruments,datin back tae at least 1500 BC. Thay are played bi blawin air through closed lips, producin a "buzzin" soond that stairts astaundin wavevibration in the air column inside the instrument. Syne the late 15t century thay hae primarily been constructit obrasstubin, uisually bent twice intae a roonditoblongshape.

Thare are several types o trumpet. The maist common is atransposin instrumentpitched in B♭wi a tubin length o aboot 148 cm. Earlier trumpets did nae hae valves, but modren instruments generally hae either threepiston valvesor, mair rarely, threerotary valves.Each valve increases the length o tubin when engaged, tharebi lawerin the pitch.

A muisician who plays the trumpet is cried atrumpet playerortrumpeter.