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OCR: FACTS BOX NAME: PICCOLO TRUMPET FAMILY: Brass BRASS PITCH RANGE: About two octaves. MATERIAL: Brass COMPLETE RANGE SIZE: Total length of unwound tube is 25 it 64 cm) ORIGINS: The B-flat piccolo trumpet was invented in the mid -20th centur to make high trumpet parts easier to play. CLASSIFICATION: Aerophone: an instrument that produces its sound by the vibration of a column of air DID YOU KNOW? The first small trumpets made in the late 19th century were straight and over twice the length of the piccolo trumpet. Because they were difficult to hold, shorter ones were made in D that later had looped design. The B-flat model i the shortest trumpet ever ound vibr