trumpet in the beginning, later flugelhorn and then flumpet (a sort of trumpet-flugel hybrid)
Many types of trumpets exist, and most of these are made with both piston and rotary valves.Bb TrumpetC trumpetD trumpetEb trumpet (sometimes a convertible D trumpet)G trumpet (not very common, also called soprano trumpet)Piccolo Trumpet (keyed in A or Bb, and in the case of Bb sounds a full octave above a normal Bb trumpet)There are some other types of horns that are either not classified as trumpets or are extremely uncommon:CornetsFlugelhornsBuglesSlide Trumpet/soprano Trombone (A trumpet that has a single slide instead of valves)Bass Trumpet (A trumpet that sounds in the trombone register)Pocket Trumpet (A trumpet in the key of Bb with highly coiled tubing that causes it to be approximately half the size of a regular Bb trumpet)The Shewhorn (Bobby shew's modified two-bell trumpet)The four-valve quarter tone trumpetThe Monette Prana Flumpet
Trumpet KeysTheoretically, a trumpet could be built in any key. In reality, only a few are ever used. Commonly used trumpet keys include: Bb, F, C, D, E, G, and A.Trumpet TypesSome different kinds of trumpet types include:Standard valved trumpetHerald trumpetKeyed or rotary valved trumpetNatural trumpetPiccolo trumpetPocket trumpetSlide trumpetThe following are actually different instruments, but are considered "close enough" for most.BugleCornetFlugelhorn