Piccolo Trumpet
A piccolo trumpet with four valves.
A Piccolo Trumpet is a small trumpet that sounds an octave above the regular trumpet and an octave above its written music. The piccolo trumpet today is commonly pitched in "B-flat" but can be found in the keys of "A," "F," and "G." The D trumpet is a similar kind of instrument, but not officially a "piccolo trumpet."
The piccolo trumpet is hard to play accurately, because the distance between the tones is less in its high register. You must be a skilled musician in order to play it correctly. Many models have four valves to provide alternate fingerings.
