Do you like classical or jazz ensembles - they usually include a trumpet.
I love Jazz. The horns are so relaxing. 
The trumpet group contains instruments with the highest register in the brass family - perhaps that's why they are used in those type of ensembles.
That's interesting. I wonder how old is the Trumpet.
Historically they have been used as signaling devices in battle or hunting since 1500BC - only as instruments in the late 14th century.
Wow, I wonder if any modern day tool will again become an instrument later.
jazz ensembles, as well as in popular music. They are played by blowing air through nearly-closed lips (called the player's embouchure), producing a "buzzing" sound that starts a standing wave vibration in the air column inside the instrument. Since the late 15th century they have primarily been constructed of brass tubing, usually bent twice into a rounded rectangular shape.
There are many distinct types of trumpet, with the most common being pitched in B (a transposing instrument), having a tubing length of
Trumpet
A trumpet is a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz ensembles. The trumpet group contains the instruments (such as the piccolo trumpet) with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpet-like instruments have historically been used as signaling devices in battle or hunting, with examples dating back to at least 1500 BC; they began to be used as musical instruments only in the late 14th or early 15th century. Trumpets are used in art music styles, for instance in orchestras, concert bands, and