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The piccolo trumpet is the smallest member of the trumpet family, pitched one octave higher than the standard B♭ trumpet. Most piccolo trumpets are built to play in either B♭ or A, using a separate leadpipe for each key. The tubing in the B♭ piccolo trumpet is one-half the length of that in a standard B♭ trumpet. Piccolo trumpets in G, F, and even high C are also manufactured, but are rarer. The p

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Piccolo trumpet
Piccolo trumpet in B
Brass instrument
Other namesSopranino trumpet
Hornbostel–Sachs classification423.233
(Valved aerophone sounded by lip vibration)
DevelopedModern piccolo developed from the valved Bach trumpet in D, late 19th century
Playing range

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      {
        \cadenzaOn
        b1 \glissando f'''1
      }
Range of the four-valve piccolo trumpet in B♭
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