The family of wind instruments that produce their tone through the buzzing of the lips into a mouthpiece. The most common brass instruments are the trumpet, trombone, tuba, and french horn.
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Brass instruments with bells _behind_ the player
An old postcard:
Someone asked "What are they?" and one answer was "coronets." I've never heard of such but maybe "cornet" was intended. I've played cornet, trumpet, and other brass. These are shaped more like trumpets than cornets, except for…
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Why are brass instruments more comfortable with flat keys?
Taken from the first answer to this question: Should you write in F# Major or Gb Major?
Some instruments—like brass—are more comfortable in flat keys.
Although players should be able to play in all keys, your brass
players will make fewer…
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Is a Bb Baritone and a Baritone Horn the same instrument?
I'm about to start A level music and therefore I need to buy an instrument, I play Bb baritone but when I searched for one on the internet all I could find was a baritone horn.
Is this the same instrument or different?
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Old Bugle broken?
I recently got a bugle from an auction. I don’t know much about it but the part where the mouthpiece attaches looks like this. Could this affect the ability to play it?
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What is this horn-like brass instrument which encircles the player's body?
I saw this in a parade.
The tone sounded like a horn. I guess it is enlarged to make it louder in open areas.
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What's a good Android app for tuning a brass instrument
I searched the Android Market for "tuner", and a massive amount of hits were returned. Can anyone recommend a tuner to use as aid for tuning a brass instrument? Most of the apps were specific for guitar, bass guitar or violin, but some were more…
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