trumpet
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Thudding drums, an electric guitar that chugs like a tank’s engine turning over and blaring trumpet fanfare announce the onset of football on CBS, Fox and NBC.
From Salon • Mar. 18, 2026
The famed trombonist started his music career as a child, playing the trumpet at age 12, but later shifted to his iconic trombone, playing on street corners in the neighbourhood.
From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026
Born William Anthony Colón Román on April 28, 1950, to Puerto Rican parents in New York City, Colón first picked up the trumpet in school.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2026
On the program was Cuban composer Paquito D’Rivera’s “Concerto Venezolano,” featuring the fearless improvising Venezuelan trumpet soloist Pacho Flores.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026
An exceptional trumpet player may be able to play — with good sound and technique — high notes that the average high school trumpet player cannot play at all.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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Musical Instruments - Introductory
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