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This study investigates the relationship between the performance style and the acoustic features of the radiated sound in trumpet playing, with a focus on the variation of objective descriptors depending on the main musical style of the participant. To that aim, a total of 13 trumpet players, representing three primary stylistic domains (classical, jazz, and commercial), participated in controlled anechoic recordings. Each performer played the same musical excerpt using three differently style-oriented trumpets, covering the full playable range of the instrument and performing at two dynamic levels: piano and forte.The measurement setup enabled multi-positional acquisition of the radiated sound, allowing specific-point and spatial analysis of acoustic output. From the recorded signals, a set of acoustic and psychoacoustic descriptors was computed for both dynamics. These descriptors include Sound Pressure Level, spectral content, High-Frequency Energy Ratio and psychoacoustic metrics Loudness and Sharpness.The results reveal significant correlations between acoustic signal emitted by the trumpets and the performers’ stylistic background. In particular, variations in spectral distribution, specifically high-frequency content, related to harmonic enrichment. These findings contribute to a deeper understanding of how the performer musical style influences the radiated sound of brass instruments and establish a quantitative framework for comparing stylistic traits in trumpet performance. The study emphasizes the importance of style-oriented musical research in instruments and opens the door to more specific acoustic virtualizations of these musical instruments, improving the realism of virtual reality applications.