A wooden holztrompete joins the Met’s new ‘Tristan und Isolde’ production

A new Met Opera production of “Tristan und Isolde” uses Wagner’s rare wooden horn, the holztrompete, for a key offstage ...
New York Post

Eerie trumpet sounds are coming from the sky

Video clips from around the world have captured an evil-sounding ‘trumpet’ noise coming from the sky — but no one can explain exactly what it is. A number of people have filmed the bizarre sound over ...
Science Daily

Musicians Take Note: Tufts Engineers Say There's 'No Value' In Freezing Trumpets For Better Sound

Despite the growing trend of trumpet players freezing their trumpets in hopes they can improve the instruments' tone, engineers at Tufts University have shown that cryogenic treatment has minimal ...

Specially built wood horn known as holztrompete sounds at Met Opera in Wagner's `Tristan und Isolde'

A new Met Opera production of "Tristan und Isolde" uses Wagner's rare wooden horn, the holztrompete, for a key offstage ...