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The Bass Trumpet: The Horn Family (Inc. Wagner Tubas) The Trombone Family The Tuba Family (Inc. Euphs & Shit)

The document discusses different types of brass instruments in the trumpet family. It describes the piccolo trumpet, which is smaller than a standard trumpet and has a higher pitch, often with four valves instead of three. It also discusses the bass trumpet, which is pitched lower than the standard trumpet and is used occasionally in orchestras and brass bands. Finally, it briefly mentions other trumpet variations like the flumpet as well as the horn, trombone, and tuba families.

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The Bass Trumpet: The Horn Family (Inc. Wagner Tubas) The Trombone Family The Tuba Family (Inc. Euphs & Shit)

The document discusses different types of brass instruments in the trumpet family. It describes the piccolo trumpet, which is smaller than a standard trumpet and has a higher pitch, often with four valves instead of three. It also discusses the bass trumpet, which is pitched lower than the standard trumpet and is used occasionally in orchestras and brass bands. Finally, it briefly mentions other trumpet variations like the flumpet as well as the horn, trombone, and tuba families.

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frequency notes, i.e. an octave above).

Many piccolo trumpets have four valves, instead of the


conventional three. The fourth valve lowers the pitch by a fourth, extending the lower range of
the instrument.

Piccolo trumpet usage is largely limited to brass bands, but there has been some orchestral
usage, such as in Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring21.

The Bass Trumpet


There are a number of instruments known as the bass trumpet. Primarily, they are pitched in
Bb, and octave lower than the trumpet, and sounding an octave plus a tone lower than
written. Bass trumpets have also been built in C, sounding an octave lower than written.

Usage is limited mostly to brass bands, with occasional orchestral use. The bass trumpet is
also occasionally used in jazz, sometimes by trumpeters doubling in big band.

The Flumpet and Other Variations


The Horn Family (inc. wagner tubas)
The Trombone Family
The Tuba Family (inc. euphs & shit)

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