Hoot

A horn

The trumpet , also known as tute, is a primitive wind instrument that is used as an effect , noise and signal instrument as well as a means of communication , in today's world it is also used therapeutically .

etymology

The word is derived from Germanic turuta ("fanfare", "trumpet"), etymologically also related to the trute, a similar instrument, the Catalan tarota . The term trute is also often used as a pejorative for trumpets and other wind instruments.

Cultural history

The targeted generation of blustering tones for communication is not reserved for humans alone, but also occurs in the animal kingdom, so elephants and others communicate . A. this way. Early forms of horns were made from animal horns or snail shells .

The horn produces a limited spectrum of natural tones , whereby it is usually impossible or difficult to consciously produce tone sequences. A horn is usually used as a children's toy or by adults to create attention, e.g. B. for special occasions in which loud (and non-melodic) sounds are desired, such as football games, carnivals or as a warning and alarm signal. Trumpets are also occasionally used musically in contemporary and pop music .

For therapeutic purposes, horns are used to specifically promote breathing behavior and oral training, but also in play, music, trauma therapy and speech therapy , as they playfully promote oral motor skills and coordination.

See also

• Natural trumpet
• Natural horn
• Air trunk
• Vuvuzela
• pipe
• Kazoo

Web links

Wiktionary: Tröte  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

• Sound samples
• Article about the use of horns in the tax office
• Handicraft instructions for children
• The trumpet as the background to the saying: "Have no idea of ​​howls and bubbles"

Individual evidence

1. ^ Alfred Hunold: The Northwest Block according to Hans Kuhn: Germanic, Indo-European or are there any older language classes? On the trail of one of the oldest European language classes. 2nd Edition. Books on Demand, 2011, ISBN 978-3-8423-5762-4 , p. 164.
2. ↑ Use of a carnival stream in the piece Viertel = 100 ( memento from March 21, 2014 in the web archive archive.today ), by Jörg Mainka, 1988, with sound sample
3. ↑ Concert with Kindertröte ( Memento from March 21, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) by Mieze Katz
4. ↑ http://www.fk-reha.uni-dortmund.de/Sprachbehinderten/unterlagenss03/diagnref.doc (link not available)
5. ↑ jugendzahnpflege.hzn.de ( Memento of the original from March 22, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
6. ↑ aerzteblatt.de
7. ↑ SHZ: Kussmund for correct speaking (March 6, 2013) , accessed on March 21, 2014.