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Bassoon vs Trumpet - What's the difference?

bassoon | trumpet |

As nouns the difference between bassoon and trumpet

is that bassoon is a musical instrument in the woodwind family, having a double reed and playing in the tenor and bass ranges while trumpet is a musical instrument of the brass family, generally tuned to the key of b-flat.

As verbs the difference between bassoon and trumpet

is that bassoon is to play the while trumpet is to sound loudly, be amplified.

bassoon

English

(wikipedia bassoon)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A musical instrument in the woodwind family, having a double reed and playing in the tenor and bass ranges.

    • Derived terms

    * bassoonist * contrabassoon

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To play the .
  • To make a bassoon-like sound.

    • trumpet

    English

    (wikipedia trumpet)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A musical instrument of the brass family, generally tuned to the key of B-flat.
    • The royal herald sounded a trumpet to announce their arrival.
  • In an orchestra or other musical group, a musician that plays the trumpet.
    • The trumpets were assigned to stand at the rear of the orchestra pit.
  • The cry of an elephant.
    • The large bull gave a basso trumpet as he charged the hunters.
  • (figurative) One who praises, or propagates praise, or is the instrument of propagating it.
    • (Shakespeare)
  • * Dryden
    • That great politician was pleased to have the greatest wit of those times to be the trumpet of his praises.
  • A funnel, or short flaring pipe, used as a guide or conductor, as for yarn in a knitting machine.

    • Synonyms

    * (musical instrument) cornet

    Derived terms

    * natural trumpet * straight trumpet

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To sound loudly, be amplified
    • The music trumpeted from the speakers, hurting my ears.
  • To play the trumpet.
    • Cedric made a living trumpeting for the change of passersby in the subway.
  • Of an elephant, to make its cry.
    • ''The circus trainer cracked the whip, signaling the elephant to trumpet .
  • To proclaim loudly; to promote enthusiastically
    • Andy trumpeted Jane's secret across the school, much to her embarrassment.
  • * Francis Bacon
    • They did nothing but publish and trumpet all the reproaches they could devise against the Irish.

    Related terms

    * trumpet player * trumpeter * trumpetress