trumpet marine

noun

1. an obsolete musical instrument having a long, wooden, pyramid-shaped body, characteristically with one string that is touched with the finger to produce harmonics and is bowed between the touching finger and the upper end.

Word History and Origins

Origin of trumpet marine¹

First recorded in 1665–75

Example Sentences

All of those adventures felt significant to Laprida, so when her husband accepted a new job in Washington last year, she brought her trumpet marine along — a decision that has since become central to her music making.

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Thankfully, Laprida quickly found her way to Rhizome — a venue that routinely hosts the area’s most adventurous musicians and audiences — and she’s appeared there semi-regularly since, performing both composed and improvised pieces on her trumpet marine, often running its two-stringed sound through amplifiers and effects pedals, learning what it can do in real time.

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On various nights spent navigating the Buenos Aires performance art world, Laprida found herself toting her trumpet marine everywhere, from museums to discos, occasionally playing it on her head.

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It was her custom-made trumpet marine: a stringed medieval instrument that, when bowed, generates an ancient sigh.

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There aren’t many trumpet marine stars out there to idolize.

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