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| Composer : | Lewis, Alastair (1974 - ) | ||||
| Instrumentation : | Trumpet solo | ||||
| Style : | Classical | ||||
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| Publisher : | Lewis, Alastair | ||||
| Copyright : | Copyright © 2011 Alastair Lewis | ||||
Added by alastair-lewis, 14 Sep 2011 Donate to Lewis, AlastairThis piece for trumpet is in the key of B major. The time signature is 2/4 and the tempo is Andante. The duration of the music is 3 minutes. The trumpet has the highest register in the brass family of musical instruments. It is played by blowing air through closed lips, thus producing a buzzing sound which results in a vibration within the instrument. The vibration is known as a standing wave vibration. Since the late 15th century trumpets have primarily been made from brass tubing, which is bent twice into a rounded oblong shape. Several types of trumpet exist, the most common being the Bb trumpet which has a tubing length of about 148cm. Modern trumpets have valves which alter the pitch being played, by increasing the length of tubing. A musician who plays a trumpet is known as a trumpet player, or a trumpeter. Historically trumpets where used as far back as 1500BC. The Egyptian Pharaoh, Tutankhamun, was buried accompanied by silver and bronze trumpets in his grave. | |||||
