Wood, bronze and silver trumpets without valves can be traced back to ancient Egypt, Africa and Greece. They were used primarily for low sounding notes until the 17 th century. Heinrich Stolzel introduced a valve trumpet in Berlin in 1814. The modern piston valve was invented by Adolph Sax, who invented the saxophone. Normally, Trumpets are rented or purchased from outside of the band program.
The trumpet and it’s close relative, the cornet, are the highest sounding brass instruments.
SDF: 6
Because the trumpet is a fairly popular instrument, there are plenty of good players to go around. For that reason, most bands as well as colleges and universities do not have to actively recruit trumpet players. A concert band of 75 would use 10-12 trumpet players.
