Meaning of "trumpet" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TRUMPET

From Old French trompette a little trump².

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF TRUMPET

trumpet  [ˈtrʌmpɪt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TRUMPET

Trumpet is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb trumpet in English.

WHAT DOES TRUMPET MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Trumpet

A trumpet is a musical instrument. It is the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BC. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound that starts a standing wave vibration in the air column inside the instrument. Since the late 15th century they have primarily been constructed of brass tubing, usually bent twice into a rounded oblong shape. There are several types of trumpet. The most common is a transposing instrument pitched in B♭ with a tubing length of about 148 cm. Earlier trumpets did not have valves, but modern instruments generally have either three piston valves or, more rarely, three rotary valves. Each valve increases the length of tubing when engaged, thereby lowering the pitch. A musician who plays the trumpet is called a trumpet player or trumpeter.

Definition of trumpet in the English dictionary

The first definition of trumpet in the dictionary is a valved brass instrument of brilliant tone consisting of a narrow tube of cylindrical bore ending in a flared bell, normally pitched in B flat. Range: two and a half octaves upwards from F sharp on the fourth line of the bass staff. Other definition of trumpet is any instrument consisting of a valveless tube ending in a bell, esp a straight instrument used for fanfares, signals, etc. Trumpet is also a person who plays a trumpet in an orchestra.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO TRUMPET

PRESENT

Present

I trumpet

you trumpet

he/she/it trumpets

we trumpet

you trumpet

they trumpet

Present continuous

I am trumpeting

you are trumpeting

he/she/it is trumpeting

we are trumpeting

you are trumpeting

they are trumpeting

Present perfect

I have trumpeted

you have trumpeted

he/she/it has trumpeted

we have trumpeted

you have trumpeted

they have trumpeted

Present perfect continuous

I have been trumpeting

you have been trumpeting

he/she/it has been trumpeting

we have been trumpeting

you have been trumpeting

they have been trumpeting

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I trumpeted

you trumpeted

he/she/it trumpeted

we trumpeted

you trumpeted

they trumpeted

Past continuous

I was trumpeting

you were trumpeting

he/she/it was trumpeting

we were trumpeting

you were trumpeting

they were trumpeting

Past perfect

I had trumpeted

you had trumpeted

he/she/it had trumpeted

we had trumpeted

you had trumpeted

they had trumpeted

Past perfect continuous

I had been trumpeting

you had been trumpeting

he/she/it had been trumpeting

we had been trumpeting

you had been trumpeting

they had been trumpeting

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will trumpet

you will trumpet

he/she/it will trumpet

we will trumpet

you will trumpet

they will trumpet

Future continuous

I will be trumpeting

you will be trumpeting

he/she/it will be trumpeting

we will be trumpeting

you will be trumpeting

they will be trumpeting

Future perfect

I will have trumpeted

you will have trumpeted

he/she/it will have trumpeted

we will have trumpeted

you will have trumpeted

they will have trumpeted

Future perfect continuous

I will have been trumpeting

you will have been trumpeting

he/she/it will have been trumpeting

we will have been trumpeting

you will have been trumpeting

they will have been trumpeting

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would trumpet

you would trumpet

he/she/it would trumpet

we would trumpet

you would trumpet

they would trumpet

Conditional continuous

I would be trumpeting

you would be trumpeting

he/she/it would be trumpeting

we would be trumpeting

you would be trumpeting

they would be trumpeting

Conditional perfect

I would have trumpet

you would have trumpet

he/she/it would have trumpet

we would have trumpet

you would have trumpet

they would have trumpet

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been trumpeting

you would have been trumpeting

he/she/it would have been trumpeting

we would have been trumpeting

you would have been trumpeting

they would have been trumpeting

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you trumpet
we let´s trumpet
you trumpet

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to trumpet

Past participle

trumpeted

Present Participle

trumpeting

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «TRUMPET»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «trumpet» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of trumpet

advertise · announce · bay · bellow · broadcast · bugle · call · clarion · crack up · cry · extol · horn · proclaim · publish · roar · shout from the rooftops · tout

TRANSLATION OF TRUMPET

Find out the translation of trumpet to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of trumpet from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «trumpet» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 小号
• Translator English - Spanish: trompeta
• English: trumpet
• Translator English - Hindi: तुरही
• Translator English - Arabic: بُوق
• Translator English - Russian: труба
• Translator English - Portuguese: trombeta
• Translator English - Bengali: ডঙ্কা
• Translator English - French: trompette
• Translator English - Malay: Sangkakala
• Translator English - German: Trompete
• Translator English - Japanese: トランペット
• Translator English - Korean: 트럼펫
• Translator English - Javanese: Sangkakala
• Translator English - Vietnamese: kèn trompet
• Translator English - Tamil: எக்காள
• Translator English - Marathi: रणशिंग
• Translator English - Turkish: trompet
• Translator English - Italian: tromba
• Translator English - Polish: trąbka
• Translator English - Ukrainian: труба
• Translator English - Romanian: trompetă
• Translator English - Greek: τρομπέτα
• Translator English - Afrikaans: basuin
• Translator English - Swedish: trumpet
• Translator English - Norwegian: trompet

10 QUOTES WITH «TRUMPET»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word trumpet.

1

Herb Alpert

Clifford Brown was in the jazz circles considered to be probably the greatest trumpet player who ever lived.

2

Herb Alpert

The trumpet was not a lyrical singing instrument.

3

Frankie Avalon

When I started to play trumpet I was fortunate to learn very quickly.

4

Roger Bannister

I enjoy singing, and the instruments which truly move me are the horn, the trumpet and the cello.

5

Mark Barrowcliffe

Not wishing to blow my own trumpet, I'm as near to being the perfect dog owner as it is possible to be.

6

Aneurin Bevan

He seems determined to make a trumpet sound like a tin whistle.

7

Lester Bowie

The trumpet is forceful.

8

Jackson Browne

I started playing the trumpet when I was about eight.

9

Donald Byrd

I skipped school one day to see Dizzy Gillespie, and that's where I met Coltrane. Coltrane and Jimmy Heath just joined the band, and I brought my trumpet, and he was sitting at the piano downstairs waiting to join Dizzy's band. He had his saxophone across his lap, and he looked at me and he said, 'You want to play?'

10

Les Claypool

I've always said the bass just happens to be the crayon I picked out of the box. I'd still be drawing the same pictures... should I have picked trumpet or accordion or guitar, whatever it may be. The sounds in my head are still the same.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TRUMPET»

Discover the use of trumpet in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to trumpet and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Trumpet

Trumpet is a love story and a lament, beautifully told’ Time Out ‘The voices in this tender, compassionate work were still singing in my head a couple of weeks after I’d finished it’ Observer ‘This book is all about love . . .

Jackie Kay, 2012

Gideon's Trumpet

Notes, table of cases, index. The classic backlist bestseller. More than 800,000 sold since its first pub date of 1964. From the Trade Paperback edition.

Anthony Lewis, 2011

The Trumpet of the Swan

But unlike his four brothers and sisters, Louis can't trumpet joyfully. In fact, he can't even make a sound. And since he can't trumpet his love, the beautiful swan Serena pays absolutely no attention to him.

E. B. White, 2000

Trumpet Technique

Frank Gabriel Campos, a trumpet professor and performer, applies the latest developments in physiology, psychology, learning theory, and psychomotor research to brass technique and performance.

Frank Gabriel Campos, 2005

101 Easy Songs for Trumpet

Private teachers will assign one or two of the songs from this book at each lesson. the songs will help the beginning Trumpet student to develop fingering technique, rhythm reading ability, and confidence.

Joe Maroni, 2012

Accent on Achievement, Book 2: B Flat Trumpet

The comprehensive review cycle in books 1 & 2 will ensure that students remember what they learn and progress quickly.

John O'Reilly, Mark Williams, 1998

The Sacred Trumpet Soloist: 9 Solos for Trumpet & Keyboard

An inspired anthology of 9 traditional hymns, immortal classics and beloved folk songs in accessible arrangements for trumpet soloist with keyboard accompaniment. Book includes reproducible trumpet solo parts. 64 pages.

‎1999

A Performer's Analysis of Eric Ewazen's Sonata for Trumpet ...

This document illuminates some of the characteristics of Ewazen's music, and summarizes the music's technical and performance demands, based on firsthand performing experience.

Joseph Daniel McNally (III.), 2008

7 Festive Trumpet Solos

This text is the first in a two book series. the follow up is called Trumpet Praise! All selections in this book and in the companion book, Trumpet Praise! may be heard in the companion free audio download.

William Bay, 2012

Daily Routines: For Trumpet

Range is a by-product of strength, and strength comes from very specific daily practice habits. With the "Daily Routines" book, you can play higher with greater endurance AND produce a quality sound.

Eddie Lewis, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TRUMPET»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term trumpet is used in the context of the following news items.

Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment, 'Familiar'

Picking one song from Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment's ebullient new album to talk about is no easy task. Surf is so layered, so textured and such a ... «NPR, Jun 15»

Trumpeter Blanchard Makes Powerful Statement on New Album

Grammy-winning jazz trumpeter and composer Terence Blanchard makes a powerful political and musical statement with his new E-Collective quintet on ... «New York Times, Jun 15»

Review: Donnie Trumpet and the Social Experiment 'Surf'

Cheers to the 13 rappers featured on Surf, an album that's nonetheless billed, appropriately, as a jam band's grand pop gesture. Donnie Trumpet runs shit here; ... «Complex, Jun 15»

Chance The Rapper And Donnie Trumpet's Surf Is All Good Feelings

A while back, Chance the Rapper, Nico Segal (aka Donnie Trumpet), and the Social Experiment (their band), covered the theme song to the PBS children's ... «Deadspin, May 15»

Dazzling Trumpeter Rolf Smedvig Dies Suddenly

Trumpeter Rolf Smedvig, praised for his beautiful tone and virtuosic style, died Monday afternoon at his home in West Stockbridge, Mass. The cause of death, ... «NPR, Apr 15»

The Sound of Musical Joy: Clark Terry's Trumpet

The trumpet (or the flugelhorn, a related instrument with a darker, fatter sound that Terry single-handedly popularized among jazz brass players) is a notoriously ... «The New Yorker, Feb 15»

Jazz trumpet great Clark Terry dies at 94

Trumpeter Clark Terry , one of the most recorded musicians in jazz history, died Saturday at age 94. Terry's wife, Gwen, announced the musician's death late ... «USA TODAY, Feb 15»

Man caught playing trumpet as he drove over West Gate Bridge

A man has been caught playing the trumpet as he drove over the West Gate Bridge. Highway patrol officers received numerous reports of a black Toyota sedan ... «The Age, Feb 15»

The Doctor Is In: Eddie Henderson On Life As 'The Funk Surgeon'

"They took me backstage; Louis Armstrong gave me my first lesson, on his horn and mouthpiece, of how to make a sound on the trumpet," he says. "I had no idea ... «NPR, Feb 15»

Why Chance The Rapper Is Forgoing Solo Fame To Make Jazzy …

It's the sprawling debut by Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment—The Social Experiment being the four-member songwriting and production unit that began ... «The FADER, Jan 15»