trumpet
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The bleating trumpet on the following “Before I Knew” recalls Mark Isham’s work on the horn when he was in Van Morrison’s band in the early ’80s.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026
Big companies continue to trumpet return-to-office mandates, but the amount of time Americans work remotely is barely budging, suggesting WFH is here to stay.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026
Monty Norman's surf guitar riff and John Barry's sweeping orchestral scores spawned an entire genre of spy music – full of minor key suspense and piercing stabs of trumpet.
From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026
Sandoval maintains a fiery pace throughout the album, commanding not only the trumpet, but the timbales and piano.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026
As the Giant withdrew the trumpet from the window and bent down to pick up the suitcase he happened to turn his head and glance across the street.
From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl
Vocabulary lists containing trumpet
Musical Instruments - Introductory
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