Ancient trumpet (salpinx)

The salpinx is a brass wind instrument known in ancient Greece, the Middle East, Mesopotamia and Egypt.

It is closely associated with ancient Greece, where it was called salpinx: it is mentioned many times by Homer and other writers, and it appears in vase paintings.

It consists of a long, narrow, straight copper tube with a mouthpiece and a bell, also of copper.

The salpinx is no longer played, but the modern trumpet can be seen as its descendant, as the two have much in common.

Even today, several modern bands like to use the sound of the salpinx.