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Baroque trumpet

Okay kiddo, have you ever heard a trumpet before? It's a really cool instrument that can make really loud and high-pitched sounds. Well, a baroque trumpet is a special kind of trumpet that was used a long time ago in something called the Baroque period.

During this time, people really loved making music with lots of different instruments, and the trumpet was no exception. But, the baroque trumpet had some special features that made it different from the trumpets we hear today.

First, it didn't have any valves or buttons that you press down to change the pitch of the notes. Instead, the trumpet player had to change the pitch by pressing their lips together differently when they blew into the trumpet.

Second, the baroque trumpet had a really pretty design on it with lots of curvy lines and flowers and other fancy stuff. It was kind of like a piece of art that you could play music with!

So, when you hear someone playing a baroque trumpet, it might sound a little different from the trumpets we hear in songs today. But it's really cool to think about how people made such beautiful music with this special instrument so long ago.
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