Thesis
The trombone and trumpet are in the same family of instruments but have vast differences in each’s mechanics, pitch, tonal moods, styles, and types.
Mechanics
- The trumpet uses three valves to change the notes and has three tuning slides
- The trombone uses a slide to change the notes and has one tuning slide
- The trombone uses a slide to change the notes and has one tuning slide
Pitch
- The trombone is in concert pitch and its music is written bass clef and is sometimes written in tenor clef. The trombone has a range of two and a half octaves up to three.
- While the trumpet is keyed in treble clef and trumpet music is written in treble clef, the overall range of the trumpet has the ability to reach below the bass treble staff and way above the treble staff, depending on the skill of the player and the type of trumpet that is being used.
- While the trumpet is keyed in treble clef and trumpet music is written in treble clef, the overall range of the trumpet has the ability to reach below the bass treble staff and way above the treble staff, depending on the skill of the player and the type of trumpet that is being used.
Tonal Moods
- The trombone is used in music when an impression of grandeur is wanted.
- The trumpet is used in music when an overpowering beautiful and sweet tone is wanted.
- The trumpet is used in music when an overpowering beautiful and sweet tone is wanted.
Styles
- Both instruments play a lot of jazz and classical styles of music.
- The trombone is more commonly used as an ensemble instrument than as a solo instrument in the orchestral setting, and has little solo literature.
- The trumpet is a versatile instrument found in jazz trios, symphony orchestras, religious music, dance bands, as well as military & school marching bands.
- The trombone is more commonly used as an ensemble instrument than as a solo instrument in the orchestral setting, and has little solo literature.
- The trumpet is a versatile instrument found in jazz trios, symphony orchestras, religious music, dance bands, as well as military & school marching bands.
Types
- There are two main types of brass instruments: cylindrical or conical, depending on the bore or shape of the tubing. The main cylindrical brass instruments are trumpets and trombones.
Trombone
- The trombone is broken down into the tenor trombone, bass trombone, soprano trombone, piccolo trombone, and the valved trombone. The trombone is the descendant of the Sackbut, which was developed in the 15th century by adding a slide to the trumpet.
Trumpet
- On the other hand the trumpet is broken down into two main categories: trumpets without valves and trumpets with valves.
- No Valves
- Trumpets without valves includes the natural trumpet, war/hunting horns, bugle, cornet, curved cornet, and the slide trumpet.
- Valved
- Trumpets with valves include the keyed trumpet, the B flat trumpet, the C trumpet, the D trumpet, the E flat trumpet, and the piccolo trumpet. The keyed trumpet came to be at the end of the 18th century by the invention of a trumpeter in Vienna by the name of Anton Weidinger.
- No Valves
- Trumpets without valves includes the natural trumpet, war/hunting horns, bugle, cornet, curved cornet, and the slide trumpet.
- Valved
- Trumpets with valves include the keyed trumpet, the B flat trumpet, the C trumpet, the D trumpet, the E flat trumpet, and the piccolo trumpet. The keyed trumpet came to be at the end of the 18th century by the invention of a trumpeter in Vienna by the name of Anton Weidinger.
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