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Trumpet Range

Trumpet RangeThe trumpet range may be displayed in the treble clef as shown right.

The notes shown in the example above are the written notes and logically on the B-flat trumpet the notes sound a tone lower. On the D trumpet, the notes would sound a tone higher.

On the B-flat trumpet, any notes up to the highest G can generally be produced with great confidence and surety either very quietly down to ppp or very loudly up to fff. The very top notes up to the highest C should be very carefully utilized. They can be brilliant in effect but straining on the ear if overused. One point worthy of note is that the C trumpet may be said to have many advantages of tone quality and intonation over the B-flat trumpet in the highest register. For a time this fact caused the C. trumpet to present a serious challenge to the supremacy of the B-flat instrument.

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