Who invented the trumpet in the renaissance in europe?
century. The type of horn style trumpet with no valves was invented much earlier. The old battle horns are the same thing, except made from a horn not brass. The trumpet design originally had keys the same way a clarinet would. This instrument had a sound that was deeper and not as bright. When the modern trumpet with valves was made, the players of the old style absolutely hated it. Consequently the cornet was created, for those old players who liked the darker sound.
