for generations of jazz musicians. Cat Anderson was a trumpet player who was known for the ability to play extremely high with an even more extreme volume, who played with Duke Ellington's Big Band. Maynard Ferguson came to prominence playing in Stan Kenton's orchestra, before forming his own band in 1957. He was noted for being able to play accurately in a remarkably high register. Musical pieces Solos Anton Weidinger developed in the 1790s the first successful keyed trumpet, capable of playing all the chromatic notes in its range. Joseph Haydn's Trumpet Concerto was written for him in 1796 and startled contemporary audiences by its novelty, a fact shown off by some stepwise melodies played low in the instrument's range. In art See also Herald and Trumpet contest Compositions for trumpet Birch trumpet Muted trumpet Wind controller References Notes Bibliography External links International Trumpet Guild, international trumpet players' association with online library of scholarly journal back issues, news, jobs and other trumpet resources. Trumpet Playing Articles by Jeff Purtle, protege of Claude Gordon Trumpet Players' International Network is the oldest and largest email list with members from all parts of world. Jay Lichtmann's trumpet studies Scales and technical trumpet studies. 60+ Trumpet and Teaching Videos Flash media TV of 60 trumpet and teaching videos by Clint Pops McLaughlin. B-flat instruments Jazz instruments Military music Marching band instruments Orchestral instruments