They are played by blowing air through nearly-closed lips (called the player's embouchure), producing a "buzzing" sound that starts a standing wave vibration in the air column inside the instrument. Trumpets are used in art music styles, for instance in orchestras, concert bands, and jazz ensembles, as well as in popular music. They began to be used as musical instruments only in the late 14th or early 15th century. ![]() Trumpet-like instruments have historically been used as signaling devices in battle or hunting, with examples dating back to at least 1500 BC. The trumpet group ranges from the piccolo trumpet-with the highest register in the brass family-to the bass trumpet, pitched one octave below the standard B ♭ or C trumpet. ![]() ![]() The trumpet is a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz ensembles.
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