The English We Speak: To Blow Your Own Trumpet

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🗓️ 18 July 2011

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Summary

William and Helen look at a musical idiom in honour of the BBC Proms, a classical music festival. Listen to find out more.

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0:00.0	This is a download from the BBC.
0:03.0	For more information and our terms of use, go to BBCworldservice.com
0:08.0	forward slash podcasts.
0:11.0	The English We Speak.
0:13.0	We Speak.
0:15.0	From BBC Learning English.
0:20.0	Hello and welcome to The English We've got something for you Helen.
0:27.0	I've got something for you Helen. It's nice to have a bit of music, huh? Well, it's certainly dramatic.
0:53.0	So are we having a special musical edition today, William?
0:56.0	Well, yes, we are, Helen.
0:58.0	The BBC proms start this Friday, remember?
1:02.0	Ah, of course.
1:04.0	The BBC Proms is a huge classical music festival.
1:08.0	They're the BBC sponsors.
1:10.0	It's over 100 years old.
1:12.0	Yes, and every day for the next two months,
1:15.0	hundreds of music fans will cue to get their hands on a five pound ticket.
1:20.2	Wow, are you going to go?
1:22.4	No, I hate queuing. But anyway, I thought we could have a music themed program,
1:28.0	and our phrase this week relates to one instrument in particular. The trumpet?
1:38.0	Yes.
1:40.0	Do you know what it means to say,
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