"The trumpet is much more than a musical instrument. In fact, the trumpet is a part of world history. For thousands of years, the trumpet has played an essential role in almost every civilization on the planet.
The first known metal trumpets can be traced back to around 1500BC. Silver and bronze trumpets were discovered in the grave of King Tut in Egypt, and other ancient versions of the instrument were found in China, South America, Scandinavia, and Asia. Since most inventions spawn from earlier forms, there's also good reason to assume that people have been blowing into objects to create sounds for even longer than that. For example, some civilizations blew into an animal horn or conch shell to produce a sound." Read Article: http://www.wwbw.com/A-Brief-History-of-the-Trumpet-g26396t0.wwbw Comments are closed.
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