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Discover the highest instrument in the brass section, the trumpet. Read about composing for the instrument, listen to extracts by composers including Stravinsky and Mahler, and watch Philharmonia trumpeters demonstrating various techniques; from playing with a mute, to playing 'rips'.
Learn about the different types of mute for the trumpet on this film.
Here are 5 of the more common mutes used for the trumpet, including the metal straight, plastic straight, and the various techniques for using and composing for the harmon mute (a mute Miles Davis was famous for using, giving him a very distinctive sound). Mutes can change the possible dynamice for the trumpet, so there are some valuable points for composers to take into account, when using mute in the music writing.
