Trumpet
noun
A musical instrument that you blow into, that has three buttons which you press to change the notes.
She plays the trumpet in the school band.
Often appears as...
- play the trumpet
- brass trumpet
verb
To make a sound or signal with a trumpet or something similar.
The elephant trumpeted loudly.
Often appears as...
- trumpet loudly
- elephant trumpeted
Usage tips
Neutral
verb
To say or announce something loudly or in a way that attracts a lot of attention.
She likes to trumpet her own achievements.
Often appears as...
- trumpet success
- trumpet achievements
noun
A musical instrument that you blow into, that has three buttons which you press to change the notes.
She plays the trumpet in the school band.
Often appears as...
- play the trumpet
- brass trumpet
verb
To make a sound or signal with a trumpet or something similar.
The elephant trumpeted loudly.
Often appears as...
- trumpet loudly
- elephant trumpeted
Usage tips
Neutral
verb
To say or announce something loudly or in a way that attracts a lot of attention.
She likes to trumpet her own achievements.
Often appears as...
- trumpet success
- trumpet achievements
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Brass Instrument
Remember, the trumpet is made of brass and part of the brass family of instruments.
I want to learn a brass instrument, maybe the trumpet.
Pro Tip 2/3Sound Projection
Trumpets are loud and often lead the melody in bands due to their clear, penetrating sound.
The trumpet's sound soared above the orchestra.
Pro Tip 3/3Genre Flexibility
Trumpets are used in many music genres, from classical to jazz to pop.
The jazz band's trumpeter played an amazing solo.
Pro Tip 1/3Brass Instrument
Remember, the trumpet is made of brass and part of the brass family of instruments.
I want to learn a brass instrument, maybe the trumpet.
Pro Tip 2/3Sound Projection
Trumpets are loud and often lead the melody in bands due to their clear, penetrating sound.
The trumpet's sound soared above the orchestra.
Pro Tip 3/3Genre Flexibility
Trumpets are used in many music genres, from classical to jazz to pop.
The jazz band's trumpeter played an amazing solo.
Pro Tip 1/3Brass Instrument
Remember, the trumpet is made of brass and part of the brass family of instruments.
I want to learn a brass instrument, maybe the trumpet.
Pro Tip 2/3Sound Projection
Trumpets are loud and often lead the melody in bands due to their clear, penetrating sound.
The trumpet's sound soared above the orchestra.
Pro Tip 3/3Genre Flexibility
Trumpets are used in many music genres, from classical to jazz to pop.
The jazz band's trumpeter played an amazing solo.
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somewhere along the line right we're gonna keep going when you're hitting off towards tree also universe see what's happening on that side in the meantime they back up to David see how he's getting on with his lionsearch yes that's right Tristan and I decided to leave the drafts and before went very far I heard like some Ellie's trumpet
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fancy so and when they upset you hear them you know making the trumpet call and that's like every free when you get one player playing funny and making a foul he goes you know with the whistle and the players trying to surround the referee and he says get out get out of here otherwise I am gonna give a red could
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whooping crane trumpet this one and then american white pelican it's pretty much all the North American species I don't know if this is completely true but it does say this is the world's sort of migratory birds but I think it must be the American Maya tree bird so maybe somebody can help us and see what the
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Why I say: Play On,...
orchestra for the first time this wasn't my elementary school orchestra this was me with a bunch of high school kids I had only been playing trumpet for about two years when I had only been playing trumpet for about two years and it was a scariest thing I've ever done in my life
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excited but they trumpet a lot in there all around you know it's obviously quite exciting for them as well but very very nice to see but we will have to move on and as we've searching for lions today and that's the most important thing we need to find and yeah so last question
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resulting in some of the most beautiful biological creations our world is yet to see. And this is an example of some of that beauty. A two-meter-wide trumpet sponge we found at a depth of 1.5 kilometers. This species of sponge has evolved to grow
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Seth Berkley: HIV and...
So, I'm here to trumpet vaccines for you. But first, I have to explain why they're important because vaccines, the power of them, is really like a whisper. When they work, they can make history, but after a while you can barely hear them.
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How Tough is the African...
mock charges you know trumpeting and flapping their ears and moving towards them and watching this old bull buffalo he'd sort of raise his head up and just kind of stare them down just face them head-on and just
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HIV and flu -- the...
could end suffering that has been on the earth since the beginning of time so I'm here to trumpet vaccines for you but first I have to explain why they're important because vaccines the power of
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Safari Live - Day 7 PIPE...
here so they may be finding and they said that the lack of tracks went north so I thought maybe hearing the trumpeting there's a little one oh there's lots of little ones here we go
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Safari Live - Day 329 PIPE...
somewhere along the line right we're gonna keep going when you're hitting off towards tree also universe see what's happening on that side in the meantime they back up to David see how he's getting on with his lionsearch yes that's right Tristan and I decided to leave the drafts and before went very far I heard like some Ellie's trumpet
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 174 PIPE...
fancy so and when they upset you hear them you know making the trumpet call and that's like every free when you get one player playing funny and making a foul he goes you know with the whistle and the players trying to surround the referee and he says get out get out of here otherwise I am gonna give a red could
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 134 PIPE...
whooping crane trumpet this one and then american white pelican it's pretty much all the North American species I don't know if this is completely true but it does say this is the world's sort of migratory birds but I think it must be the American Maya tree bird so maybe somebody can help us and see what the
Video examples
Why I say: Play On,...
orchestra for the first time this wasn't my elementary school orchestra this was me with a bunch of high school kids I had only been playing trumpet for about two years when I had only been playing trumpet for about two years and it was a scariest thing I've ever done in my life
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 206 PIPE...
excited but they trumpet a lot in there all around you know it's obviously quite exciting for them as well but very very nice to see but we will have to move on and as we've searching for lions today and that's the most important thing we need to find and yeah so last question
Video examples
The Deep Sea's Medicinal...
resulting in some of the most beautiful biological creations our world is yet to see. And this is an example of some of that beauty. A two-meter-wide trumpet sponge we found at a depth of 1.5 kilometers. This species of sponge has evolved to grow
Video examples
Seth Berkley: HIV and...
So, I'm here to trumpet vaccines for you. But first, I have to explain why they're important because vaccines, the power of them, is really like a whisper. When they work, they can make history, but after a while you can barely hear them.
Video examples
How Tough is the African...
mock charges you know trumpeting and flapping their ears and moving towards them and watching this old bull buffalo he'd sort of raise his head up and just kind of stare them down just face them head-on and just
Video examples
HIV and flu -- the...
could end suffering that has been on the earth since the beginning of time so I'm here to trumpet vaccines for you but first I have to explain why they're important because vaccines the power of
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 7 PIPE...
here so they may be finding and they said that the lack of tracks went north so I thought maybe hearing the trumpeting there's a little one oh there's lots of little ones here we go
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Quote examples
Quincy Jones
American Musician
I didn't understand key signatures or anything, you know. I'd say silly things at the top of a trumpet part like, 'Note, when you play B naturals, make the B naturals a half step lower because they sound funny if they're B naturals.' And some guy said: 'Idiot, just put a flat on the third line and it's a key signature, you know?
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Bill Frisell
American Musician
I spend a lot of time copying saxophone players and trumpet players. Not to say that it is not important to listen to guitar players, but there's so much music out there and so many possibilities. I like anyone who plays any instrument.
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Jaimoe
American Musician
There's quite a few people who said they couldn't play with two drummers, and I don't understand it. It's no different than playing with two guitar players, two trumpets, or two anythings.
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Christian Scott
American Musician
I don't just play the trumpet because it's something that resonates with me: I play the trumpet because I realize it's a means to help free a lot of people that ain't free.
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David Bryan
American Musician
My father was a very big musical influence on me. He was a trumpet player. And that's what I started with. Then, when I was 7, my parents introduced me to the piano.
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Agnes de Mille
American Dancer
No trumpets sound when the important decisions of our life are made. Destiny is made known silently.
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William Christopher Handy
American Musician
Life is something like a trumpet. If you don't put anything in, you won't get anything out.
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J. Donald Walters
Author
Leadership is an opportunity to serve. It is not a trumpet call to self-importance.
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Edmund Phelps
American Economist
When I was a teenager, I learned to play the trumpet. Music became my passion.
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Trombone Shorty
American Musician
When I play the trumpet, I'm in a different character.
Quote examples
Quincy Jones
American Musician
I didn't understand key signatures or anything, you know. I'd say silly things at the top of a trumpet part like, 'Note, when you play B naturals, make the B naturals a half step lower because they sound funny if they're B naturals.' And some guy said: 'Idiot, just put a flat on the third line and it's a key signature, you know?
Quote examples
Bill Frisell
American Musician
I spend a lot of time copying saxophone players and trumpet players. Not to say that it is not important to listen to guitar players, but there's so much music out there and so many possibilities. I like anyone who plays any instrument.
Quote examples
Jaimoe
American Musician
There's quite a few people who said they couldn't play with two drummers, and I don't understand it. It's no different than playing with two guitar players, two trumpets, or two anythings.
Quote examples
Christian Scott
American Musician
I don't just play the trumpet because it's something that resonates with me: I play the trumpet because I realize it's a means to help free a lot of people that ain't free.
Quote examples
David Bryan
American Musician
My father was a very big musical influence on me. He was a trumpet player. And that's what I started with. Then, when I was 7, my parents introduced me to the piano.
Quote examples
Agnes de Mille
American Dancer
No trumpets sound when the important decisions of our life are made. Destiny is made known silently.
Quote examples
William Christopher Handy
American Musician
Life is something like a trumpet. If you don't put anything in, you won't get anything out.
Quote examples
J. Donald Walters
Author
Leadership is an opportunity to serve. It is not a trumpet call to self-importance.
Quote examples
Edmund Phelps
American Economist
When I was a teenager, I learned to play the trumpet. Music became my passion.
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Trombone Shorty
American Musician
When I play the trumpet, I'm in a different character.
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