The Trumpet
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Author(s)Edward Tarr
PublisherAmadeus Pr
ISBN / ASIN0931340136
ISBN-139780931340130
Sales Rank2,265,126
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
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An illustrated look at the history of the trumpet: its ancient precursors, its development and refinement over the centuries, its use in past societies and its present place in both jazz and classical music. The author includes information about playing techniques. Technical details are explained with the help of line drawings, music examples and fingering charts. Photographs of various trumpets and trumpeters accompany the text. Edward Tarr is widely known as a trumpet soloist and musicologist. He played at Prince Charles' wedding.