trumpeters
Horn section musicians
Trumpeters are people who play the trumpet, a brass instrument with a flared bell and three valves.
The word extends to birds—the trumpeter swan, North America's largest waterfowl, named for its resonant call, and the trumpeter finch.
Historically, military trumpeters signaled commands in battle: The trumpeters sounded the charge.
Valveless military horn
- reveilleMilitary dawn summons
- tapsLight repeated touches
- assemblyConstructing from components
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
last post · charge · advance · alarm · call · signal · cavalry · regiment
Public declaration of information
- proclamationFormal public announcement
- fanfareCeremonial brass announcement
- flourishTo grow vigorously
- ceremonialRelating to formal rites
pageantry · court · royal · procession · herald · town crier · messenger · harbinger
Spontaneous, unplanned creation
- bebopFast, complex jazz style
- swingSuspended recreational seat
- DixielandEarly New Orleans jazz
- comboItems grouped together
gig · solo · standards · groove · fusion · riff · jam session · cool jazz
Valved wind instrument
- flugelhornConical brass, soft tone
- bugleValveless military horn
- mellophoneMarching band brass horn
- mouthpieceOne who speaks officially
embouchure · valves · bell · mute · brass band · orchestra · symphony · wind ensemble
Swimming birds collectively
- wetlandsWater-saturated terrain
- migrationMovement to new territory
- flockAnimals gathered together
- wingspanTip-to-tip extent
white plumage · North America · Yellowstone · conservation · nesting · cygnets · mute swan · whooper
bugle
Valveless military horn
retreat · last post · charge · advance · alarm · call · signal · cavalry · regiment · ceremony
announcement
Public declaration of information
- proclamationFormal public announcement
- fanfareCeremonial brass announcement
- flourishTo grow vigorously
ceremonial · pageantry · court · royal · procession · herald · town crier · messenger · harbinger · forerunner
improvisation
Spontaneous, unplanned creation
combo · gig · solo · standards · groove · fusion · riff · jam session · cool jazz · hot jazz
cornet
Valved wind instrument
- flugelhornConical brass, soft tone
- bugleValveless military horn
- mellophoneMarching band brass horn
mouthpiece · embouchure · valves · bell · mute · brass band · orchestra · symphony · wind ensemble · marching band
waterfowl
Swimming birds collectively
wingspan · white plumage · North America · Yellowstone · conservation · nesting · cygnets · mute swan · whooper · breeding
- birdsrobin, crow, eagle, owl, duck
- parade participantsmarching band, floats, drum majors, majorettes, baton twirlers
- gruntersgrunter, grunters, Hephaestus
- militarysoldiers, army, troops, officers, navy
- royaltyking, queen, prince, princess, kings
- admirersfans, devotees, followers, enthusiasts, admirers
trumpeterspercussionists
Musicians playing struck instruments
drummers · harpists · string players · violinists · cellists
- jazz trumpeterBrass soloist in improvised music
- trumpeter swanLarge honking white waterfowl