The medieval Trumpet you're thinking of would be the Herald Trumpet. It was a natural horn and could only play notes that would be considered "open valve" on today's modern trumpets.
In the late 1800's, the cornet was invented. It was like a bugle, but it had valves and slides. A little while later and the cornet was elongated to make the first modern trumpet.
Clarion
A "trumpet player" can be called a trumpeter. :)
A Trumpet is a music instrument that is a member of the brass family. The sound of a trumpet is called a taratantara.
A trumpet with half the length of tubing as a normal trumpet is called a piccolo trumpet. This type of trumpet plays an octave above a normal trumpet.A trumpet with its tubing wrapped very tightly, but which plays the same pitches as a normal trumpet, is called a pocket trumpet.
They are called valves on a trumpet.
The buttons on a trumpet are called valves.
Heralds
Trumpet
A "trumpet player" can be called a trumpeter. :)
A Trumpet is a music instrument that is a member of the brass family. The sound of a trumpet is called a taratantara.
A trumpet with half the length of tubing as a normal trumpet is called a piccolo trumpet. This type of trumpet plays an octave above a normal trumpet.A trumpet with its tubing wrapped very tightly, but which plays the same pitches as a normal trumpet, is called a pocket trumpet.
There are several flowers called trumpet flowers. Some Asiatic lilies are called trumpet lilies. There are Indian, Chinese and Velvet trumpet flowers. There is a trumpet vine and an Angel's Trumpet flower.
In medieval times, trumpet playing was a guarded craft, its instruction occurring only within highly selective guilds. The trumpet players were often among the most heavily guarded members of a troop, as they were relied upon to relay instructions to other sections of the army.
Ecclesiastical trumpet is a description of a trumpet music played in church. It's not a type of trumpet 'per sae'.
They are called valves on a trumpet.
The buttons on a trumpet are called valves.
On a standard trumpet that is not a piccolo, there are 3. They are simply called the first, second, and third valve.
The person is a trumpet soloist.