Url https://omeka-s.grinnell.edu/s/MusicalInstruments/item/1505 Resource class wmi:MusicalInstrument Title trumpet Subject 423.233.1 Publisher Bach Yamaha Conn Contributor Roger Vetter Type European Format 21.5 in. length (first trumpet) 17.9 in. length (second trumpet) 23 in. length (third trumpet) Identifier 2222 043 6099 Source Western Europe Language EN Alternative Title trompette Trompete tromba B-flat trumpet D trumpet E-flat trumpet Extent Stradivarius 180S37 YTR-6610S Medium metal - sheet metal spring - spiral Requires 1 Is Part Of Brass Ensembles Symphony Orchestra Concert Band and Wind Ensemble Jazz Big Band Jazz Combo Grinnell College Music Instrument Collection Spatial Coverage Europe Provenance Grinnell College Music Department Vetter Collection (6099) Air cavity design for aerophones tubular - cylindrical with flaring open distal end Source and direction of airstream player exhalation through mouth into air cavity; unidirectional Energy transducer that activates sound for aerophones lip reed (player’s lips) placed over cup mouthpiece at end of tube Means of modifying shape and dimensions of standing wave in air cavity for aerophones incremental lengthening with valve mechanism of air cavity in which the standing wave is active Overblowing utilization in aerophones overblowing at consecutive partials Pitch production in aerophones multiple - changing length of standing wave by adding tube length with valves or slide and by selecting partials through overblowing Category of Instrument aerophone --