Ray Horton wrote: If you are writing for professional, serious players, C trumpet is the standard instument. One could still write for Bb trumpet, and many do, but players will normally play the part on C trumpet unless there is a good musical reason in the part to do otherwise. Smaller trumpets can be specified, but then the composer's specification and the player's equipment and preferences can start to conflict.
Ray, and a number of others who have contributed to this thread, base their comments on one and only one career track for trumpeters: symphony orchestra. There are plenty of other career tracks, including brass quintet or brass choir, jazz, or (especially for the military service bands) concert band and parade band. What Ray says is absolutely true for symphony players, but absolutely not true for everyone else.
John
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