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A brass instrument is a musical instrument whose tone is produced by vibration of the lips as the player blows into a tubular resonator (mouthpiece). They are also called labrosones, literally meaning "lip-vibrated instruments" (Baines, 1993). The view of most scholars (see organology) is that the term "brass instrument" should be defined by the way the sound is made, as above, and not by whether the instrument is actually made of brass. Thus, as exceptional cases one finds brass instruments made of wood, like the cornet ...

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A wind instrument is a musical instrument that contains some type of resonator (usually a tube), in which a column of air is set into vibration by the player blowing into (or over) a mouthpiece set at the end of the resonator. The pitch of the vibration is determined by the length of the tube and by manual modifications of the effective length of the vibrating column of air. Wind instrument - Techniques for obtaining ranges of notes. adjusting the effective length of the vibratin ...

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Trumpet List of classical trombonists List of jazz trombonists A lip-reed aerophone with a predominantly cylindrical bore, the trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. The most frequently encountered trombones are the tenor and bass counterparts of the trumpet. The trombone is usually characterised by a telescopic slide with which the player varies the length of the tube. The word trombone derives from Italian tromba (trumpet) - and -one (a suffix meaning large). Thus, quite ...

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The cornet is a brass instrument that closely resembles the trumpet. The cornet is a standard brass band instrument, which was derived from the bugle family. However, lately it has been gradually replaced by the trumpet in the United States. The trumpet is also used more often than the cornet in orchestral, small ensemble, and solo performances. The cornet is the main high voice of the brass band in the UK and other countries that have British-style brass bands. Cornet - Relationship to trumpet. Corn ...

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Flugelhorn, Cornet, Bugle, Natural trumpet, Bass trumpet, Post horn, Roman tuba, Bucina, Shofar, Conch The trumpet is the highest brass instrument in register, above the horn, trombone, euphonium, and tuba. A musician who plays the trumpet is called a trumpet player or trumpeter. Trumpet - Construction. The trumpet is made of brass tubing bent into a rough spiral. Although the bore of the trumpet is said to be mostly cylindrical, it is formed from a complex series of tapers, the s ...

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The authentic performance movement is an effort on the part of musicians and scholars to perform works of classical music in ways similar to how they were performed when they were originally written. The movement had its beginnings in the performance of Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque music, but subsequently came to incorporate the Classical and even Romantic eras as well. The two methods adopted by authentic performance artists have been to use historically appropriate instruments and to rely on written evidence from the pas ...

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The most frequently encountered trombones today are the tenor and bass, though as with other Renaissance instruments such as the recorder, the trombone has been built in every size from piccolo to contrabass. These several instruments are described below. Trombone - Tenor trombone. The tenor trombone has a fundamental note of B♭ (though tenor trombones in C were almost equally popular during the mid-19th century in Britain and France) and is usually treated as a non-transposing instrument (see below). As ...

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Trombone, Trombone - Construction, Trombone - History, Trombone - Renaissance & Baroque periods, Trombone - Classical period, Trombone - Romantic Period, Trombone - 20th Century, Trombone - Types of trombone, Trombone - Tenor trombone, Trombone - Bass trombone, Trombone - Contrabass trombone, Trombone - Alto trombone, Trombone - Soprano trombone, Trombone - Sopranino and piccolo trombones, Trombone - Valve trombone, Trombone - Technique, Trombone - Notation, Trombone - Mutes, Trombone - Variations in construction, Trombone - Bells, Trombone - Valve attachments, Trombone - Tuning, Trombone - Slides, Trombone - Regional variations, Trombone - Selective Bibliography

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Wind instruments fall into one of the following categories: Brass instruments Woodwind instruments Although brass instruments were originally made of brass and woodwind instruments have traditionally been made of wood, the material used to make the body of the instrument is not always a reliable guide to its family type. For example, the saxophone is typically made of brass but is classified as a woodwind instrument due to the fact that it has a reed. On the other hand, the cornett and serpent, although ma ...

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Cornets and trumpets made in a given key (usually the key of B-flat) play at the same pitch, and the technique for playing the instruments is very similar. However, cornets and trumpets are not entirely interchangeable because the timbre (or tone quality) of their sound differs. Also available, but usually seen only in the brass band, is an Eb soprano model (often shortened to just "sop"), pitched a fourth above the standard Bb. This instrument, with usually just one in a band, adds an extreme high register to the brass band sound and can be most eff ...

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Cornet, Cornet - Relationship to trumpet, Cornet - Playing/technique, Cornet - Military terminology, Cornet - Other meanings

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Medieval music - France: Ars nova. The beginning of the Ars nova is one of the few clean chronological divisions in medieval music, since it corresponds to the publication of the Roman de Fauvel, a huge compilation of poetry and music, in 1310 and 1314. The Roman de Fauvel is a satire on abuses in the medieval church, and is filled with medieval motets, lais, rondeaux and other new secular forms. While most of the music is anonymous, it contains several pieces by Philippe de Vitry, one ...

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As noted above, valves allow brass players to change pitches A piston valve is a device used to change the pitch of a brass instrument; three or more piston valves can be found on trumpets, tubas, and the like. When opened ("pressed" and "pushed down"), each valve changes the pitch by diverting the air stream through additional tubing, thus lengthening the instrument and lowering the harmonic series on which the instrument is vibrating. The following list shows how each valve or combination of valves will affect the pitch fr ...

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Brass instrument, Brass instrument - Families of brass instruments, Brass instrument - Some other wind instruments, Brass instrument - Valves, Brass instrument - Sound production in brass instruments

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The dulcian is generally made from a single piece of maple, with the bores being drilled and reamed first, and then the outside planed to shape. The reed is attached to the end of a metal bocal, inserted into the top of the small bore. Unlike the bassoon it normally has a flared bell, sometimes made from a separate piece of timber. This bell can sometimes be muted, the mute being either detachable, or built into the instrument. The outside of the instrument can also ...

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As with all musical instruments, there are physical challenges to playing the trumpet. The knowledge of operating the instrument is called technique. Almost all aspects of technique are controversial, since different people have different problems to overcome, and different successes to celebrate. Several important aspects of technique: Breathing properly (abdominal support of air). "This is one of the areas of brass playing that causes a great deal of confusion. Much discussion about the importance of the diaphrag ...

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Trumpet, Trumpet - Construction, Trumpet - Relationship to other brass instruments, Trumpet - Types of trumpets, Trumpet - History, Trumpet - Instruction and method books, Trumpet - Technique, Trumpet - Fingering, Trumpet - Books

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As with all musical instruments, there are physical challenges to playing the trumpet. The knowledge of operating the instrument is called technique. Almost all aspects of technique are controversial, since different people have different problems to overcome, and different successes to celebrate. Several important aspects of technique: Breathing properly (abdominal support of air). "This is one of the areas of brass playing that causes a great deal of confusion. Much discussion about the importance of the diaphrag ...

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Trumpet, Trumpet - Construction, Trumpet - Types of trumpets, Trumpet - History, Trumpet - Instruction and method books, Trumpet - Technique, Trumpet - Fingering, Trumpet - Books, Trumpet - Orchestral Excerpts

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Many of the instruments of early music disappeared from widespread use, around the beginning of the Classical era. Others continued in use, but greatly altered their sound quality and playing characteristics in the course of the 19th century. In either case, when older instruments, or reconstructed versions of them, are used, they are called original instruments or period instruments. The discussion below (see also Organology) covers instruments that had to be revived entirely, followed by instruments whose earlier form was rediscovered.

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Authentic performance, Authentic performance - Authentic performance compared to traditional musical practice, Authentic performance - Early instruments, Authentic performance - Harpsichord, Authentic performance - Viol, Authentic performance - Recorder, Authentic performance - Other instruments, Authentic performance - Changed instruments, Authentic performance - Singing, Authentic performance - Recovering early performance practices, Authentic performance - Interpreting musical notation, Authentic performance - Linguistic issues, Authentic performance - Tuning, Authentic performance - Issues in authentic performance, Authentic performance - Variety of opinion, Authentic performance - Authenticity or contemporary taste?, Authentic performance - Nomenclature, Authentic performance - Books

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The trumpet is by convention a transposing instrument, pitched in several keys relative to concert pitch. The most common is the B♭ trumpet, but C, D, E♭, E, F, G and A trumpets are also available. The C trumpet is most commonly used in orchestral playing, where its slightly smaller size gives it a brighter, more lively sound than the B♭ trumpet. In the orchestra, players of both B♭ and C trumpets need to know how to transpose because of the instrument's non-chromatic predecessor (before the advent of the valved trumpet, music was al ...

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Perhaps the most well-known trumpet method is Jean-Baptiste Arban's Complete Conservatory Method for Trumpet (Cornet Or E-flat Alto, B-flat Tenor, Baritone, Euphonium and B-flat Bass in Treble Clef). Copies of the text can be purchased now (copyright 1982 by Carl Fisher, Inc.) but include much of the unmodified original text from the 1894 edition. Other well-known method books include those written by Herbert L. Clarke, Saint-Jacome, Claude Gordon, and Colin. A common method book for beginners is the "Walter Beeler Method", and ...

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The first trumpets reputedly came from Egypt, and were primarily used for military purposes (Joshua's shofar, blown at the battle of Jericho, came from this tradition) like the bugle as we still know it, with different tunes corresponding to different instructions. In medieval times, trumpet playing was a guarded craft, its instruction occurring only within highly selective guilds. The trumpet players were often among the most heavily guarded members of a troop, as they were relied upon to relay instructions to other sections of the army. Ev ...

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The trumpet is made of brass tubing bent into a rough spiral. Although the bore of the trumpet is said to be mostly cylindrical, it is formed from a complex series of tapers, the smallest being at the mouthpiece receiver, and the largest being at the throat of the bell, before the flare for the bell begins. Careful design of these tapers is critical to the intonation of the instrument. Sound is produced by blowing air through closed lips so as to produce a "buzzing" effect through vibration, which creates a standing wave of vibrating air and ...

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Trumpet, Trumpet - Construction, Trumpet - Types of trumpets, Trumpet - History, Trumpet - Instruction and method books, Trumpet - Technique, Trumpet - Fingering, Trumpet - Books, Trumpet - Orchestral Excerpts

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A troop of cavalry may also be called a cornet, so called from its being accompanied by a cornet player. Until 1871, when the office was abolished, cornet was the lowest grade of commissioned officer in a British cavalry troop, who carried the standard, also known as a cornet. This rank is also known as an ensign or subaltern. The rank was abolished at the same time that the purchase of commission in the army was abolished in the army reform bill of 1871. In practice the style Cornet is still used in The Blues an ...

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Cornet, Cornet - Relationship to trumpet, Cornet - Playing/technique, Cornet - Military terminology, Cornet - Other meanings

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