Brass Instruments
Brass Instruments
A short introduction to this album
8 Mar 2010
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How Brass Instruments Work
How Brass Instruments Work
Technology and acoustical principles. How technical developments through history have affected the design of brass inst... Read more
10 Nov 2008
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7mins
Changing Key and Pitch
Changing Key and Pitch
Playing the cornet, trombone and trumpet, experts demonstrate hand stopping and lipping.
10 Nov 2008
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6mins
Mechanical Innovation : Keys
Mechanical Innovation : Keys
The keyed bugle and the ophicleide enabled brass instruments to have a distinct voice in the band music of the 19th cent... Read more
10 Nov 2008
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2mins
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How Valves Work
How Valves Work
A revolution in brass. Mechanical means for extending the length of an instrument; valves in the french horn, flugelho... Read more
10 Nov 2008
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3mins
Compensating Systems
Compensating Systems
Instruments used in bands today like the sax, horn, tuba, trombone and euphonium, all have numerous valves.
10 Nov 2008
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2mins
Survival of the fittest
Survival of the fittest
What caused some instruments to survive right through the 20th century and others to fall by the wayside?
10 Nov 2008
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3mins
Development of the Trumpet
Development of the Trumpet
How different sizes of trumpet are best suited to different styles of music.
10 Nov 2008
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2mins
The Performer's Perspective
The Performer's Perspective
The demands of modern music making. Differences between being an orchestral or a brass band musician
10 Nov 2008
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3mins
Physics of Brass Instruments
Physics of Brass Instruments
How much of the sound is down to the player, and how much of it is down to the instrument they are blowing through.
10 Nov 2008
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7mins
