It claims to explain why the melody curiously ends on a somewhat unexpected short note. The story goes that during the Tatar invasion of Poland in 1241, a sentry was playing St Mary’s Trumpet Call ...

who had invented a new kind of trumpet with five keys, which allowed the instrument to produce more notes of the scale. Haydn's Concerto for Trumpet in E flat was a ground-breaking addition to the ...

John Storgårds conducts the BBC Philharmonic in two colourful works for large orchestra, while Håkan Hardenberger ...

The trumpet is the highest-pitched instrument in the brass section. It is also one of the oldest instruments, with examples dating back to 1500BC. History Trumpets were used in battles and hunting at ...