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Bach trumpet

American

noun

a three-valved trumpet designed especially for playing the high, florid trumpet parts in the works of J. S. Bach and other baroque composers.

Bach trumpet British

/ bɑːx /

noun

a modern small three-valved trumpet for playing clarino passages in Bach's music

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