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Reeds, we have to use our lips to vibrate the air to make sounds;
this is brass instrument. These musical instruments are formed
with Mouthpiece、Sound
Tube and Ictus Tube; Brass instruments are applied with it’s
the length of tube and overtone to have varied tones. |
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Trumpet:
Trumpet is a thin metal made
Bell tube. At the end of one forth length, it is enlarged
to be as a Horn Bell. With three pieces pistons, you have
to use the forefinger, middle and ring fingers of right
hand to press these; while your left hand has to assist
to support the instrument. The tone sounds are majestic
and resonated and treated as “the soprano of the Brass
Instruments”. The most common used are bB 、
F and A. You can say that Trumpet is the most important
instrument between orchestra and military bands; it plays
as a role of a theme in the ensemble. Trumpet is more
popular by Modern music and Jazz Music because of its
various tones; by the way, it is in treble clef.
characteristics descriptions:
Trumpet has three pistons
that you have to use the forefinger, middle and ring
fingers of right hand to press these; while your left
hand has to support the instrument. Trumpet surely occupies
an important position no matter in orchestra and military
band because of its magnificent and clear tones to play
as a theme role in the ensemble. It wins acceptance
accordingly among the musicians and music players.
Listen to the Trumpet:
Vivaldi:
Trumpet Concerto (trans. Jean Thilde) in gminor 1st
movement-Vivace |
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Cornet:
The Gamut of the Cornet is
the same as Trumpet; but the tube body is shorter and
thicker than the latter one. Cornet has a deeper mouthpiece;
what the skill it needed is much simple. Main of the tone
it used is bB also coming with the same gamut as Trumpet.
characteristics
descriptions:
The gamut from Cornet is
the same as the bB Trumpet; what the playing skill former
one used is much easier than latter one. Besides, it
is hard to it in some of small scale bands.
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Trombone:
Trombone is right the Slide
Trombone; also is called Tenor Trombone which is belonged
to be the Alto Bass instruments among the Brass musical
instruments. Trombone is with two times of trumpet in
length and is the only one instrument without keys to
play among Brass instruments. Using Hand Slide up and
down, it is able to make sounds. Usually, there are Tenor、Alto
and Bass. You have to use the right hand to pull forward
and backward to move the hand slide, then to use the air
to control and make sounds. In additions to the main features
of brilliant, rich, wide tones; the glide one is the same,
too. This enriches the luxury during the ensemble. While
the gamut is an octave lower than trumpet; it is around
three octaves range. During the orchestral music, Trombone
plays a role of Alto Bass; most of the time, it is in
Bass clef or in inferior Alto Bass.
characteristics descriptions:
Trombone
is the only one instrument without using keys to play
among the Brass instruments. The tones are grand and
solemn without resounding; its glide is the outstanding
feature which is not easy to be imitate by other musical
instruments. From much music you can see that Trombone
is often to be used with glide to increase the funs;
for example, from the song of “Seventy-Six Trombones”
we are able to find the skills of glide among it.
Listen to the Trombone:
Wagenseil:
Trombone Concerto in E flat-major 2nd movement-
Allegro assai. |
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French Horn:
French Horn is one of the
Alto Brass instruments. The external is coiled the long
tube up as the circle; the end of Bell is enlarged as
a funnel. Actually, the tone sounds are much cramp than
Trumpet; but it comes the much widest one in Brass instruments
connected between Wood Wind and String music. Besides,
French Horn is a transposing instrument, normally is fixed
in F. With having tender but elegant tones, the overtone
is applied frequently. There are 3 pieces pistons, the
player should use the forefinger, middle and ring fingers
of left hand to press these and make use of your right
hand assist to support the instrument. It is partial to
be in treble clef; but sometimes is in B-clef.
characteristics descriptions:
In tone sounds, French
Horn are much cramp than Trumpet; but it comes the much
widest one in Brass instruments. It is a transposing
instrument and normally is fixed in F. It owns tender
but elegant tones and has the same three pieces pistons
as Trumpet. During playing, French Horn is totally the
opposite direction to Trumpet: play it with the forefinger,
middle and ring fingers of left hand to press pistons
and make use of your right hand assist to support the
instrument.
Listen to the music of French
Horn:
Prokofiev:
Peter & the Wolf- The wolf |
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TUBA:
It owns the advantages of
Trumpet and Trombone and is not a transposing instrument
but based on a F. Tuba has a cone outside; the end is
a large opened Bell which is thick and long one. Actually,
that the tones it has are not sharp as you think and you
have to make use a lot of vital capacity during playing.
It performs as a Bass; the satiation and steady tones
let it play as a necessary role in the ensemble during
cooperated with Trombone. Tuba’s gamut is two octaves
lower than Trumpet; but has three octaves by itself. It
is in B-clef and Concert Pitch.
characteristics descriptions:
It performs as a Bass and
plays as a necessary role in the ensemble. Steady tones
are from it; the gamut is much lower than Trumpet with
two octaves.
Listen
to the music of Tuba:
Jacob:
Tuba Suite No. 6 “Scottish” |
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