THE ORCHESTRA: A USER'S MANUAL

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TRUMPET

Section: Brass
Transposing? Yes

Construction
Range
Articulations
Effects
Mutes
Extended
Player's Tips and Tricks

Links

 

 

Alistair Mackie (Trumpet, Philharmonia Orchestra)

The trumpet is the soprano voice of the brass family. Other forms of trumpet include the flugelhorn and cornet, which are more accurately described as saxhorns. Although cornets are relatively rare in orchestral writing, flugelhorns have seen a surge in popularity in recent years. They are an alto voice, and are pitched in Bb with a written range from F#3 to C6.

Use the links on the left to navigate through the trumpet pages.
The icon will launch a movie of Alistair Mackie explaining a relevant point of trumpet technique.
The icon will give an audio clip, which will either play automatically or open a new window.
The icon will play an illustrative music example from the Philharmonia's recorded archive.

Be sure to visit the 'player's tips and tricks' section for some very useful advice about aspects of trumpet writing.