From Henry Purcell to Joseph Haydn, here are some of the best pieces of music ever written for the trumpet. The trumpet is one of our oldest instruments, dating back over 500 years, when it was used ...

Trumpet player ... old TV shows with these songs in it, like Frank Sinatra, all that great stuff.” Schmeltzer says the event was all about getting off the music sheet and enjoying the sound ...

Songs for the ages: At 95, he plays the trumpet for fellow retirees Mark Anson says playing the trumpet keeps him busy and gives his neighbors some sweet music to help ease loneliness.

Finding sheet music, however, proved difficult ... “People will often say, ‘Well, I would play some songs written by women, but I don’t know any,’ or, ‘Where are they?’” ...

50 Albums Later, There’s Still a Bit of Luck Left in Herb Alpert’s Trumpet The 89-year-old trumpeter sits down with Paste for a career-spanning interview, tracing his origins in the Los ...