Doe Quote by Charles Lamb

The trumpet does no more stun you by its loudness, than a whisper teases you by its provoking inaudibility

— Charles Lamb

The trumpet is forceful.

— Lester Bowie

There's a quality to the sound of a trumpet that you can really twist for any kind of sound and mood that you want…

— Alexandre Desplat

I've never blown my own trumpet over my ability but it took an awful lot to stop me getting on the pitch.

— Jamie Carragher

Trumpets are a bit more adventurous; they're drunk! Trumpeters are generally drunk. It wets their whistle.

— Paul McCartney

The nerves are a problem on trumpet, because when you mess up everyone can hear it. Just remember most people are too polite to…

— Wynton Marsalis

FOr if the trumpet give an uncertain sound,who shall prepare himself to the battle

— Pradeepkumardevi

The trumpet is a very violent instrument - probably one of the most archaic of all the modern instruments. It's physically really demanding: you…

— Christian Scott

My hearing has suffered seriously; just now I am obliged to have the assistance of an ear trumpet. Think of that, my beauty! -…

— Samuel Lover

You can't blow an uncertain trumpet.

— Theodore Hesburgh

The hardest part of playing the trumpet is the physical act of making the sound.

— Tom Harrell

Other friends have said, "I don't understand why you've used this trumpet-style sound rather than a real one when you know you can write…

— Anna Meredith