Meanings
plural trumpetists
- rareA trumpeter; someone who plays a trumpet.
[…] without ever spoiling the high-range adjustment of his lips by descending into the lower registers of principal trumpetists […]
1948, Curt Sachs, Our Musical Heritage: A Short History of Music, page 2682 more examples
The trumpet was late in joining the orchestra, partly because the self-styled "knightly" guild in which the trumpetists were organized precluded, or at least discouraged, any cooperation with ordinary musicians.
1957, The Encyclopedia Americana: The International Reference Work, page 647On another night at the Rosebud, the whole upper deck of the club was taken over by performers accompanying famous Cuban trumpetist and former bandmember of the Havana Latin fusion band […]
2016, Miguel A. Sagué-Machiran, Canoa: Taino Indigenous Dream River Journey
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