BRASS MASTERS, INC. “Serving your brass needs since 1950” February 26, 2014 Ms. Sabrina Nilufar Talbot Laboratories, Inc. 104 South Wright Street Urbana, IL 61801-2958 Dear Ms. Nilufar, I am pleased to report that the testing of your brass wedges is complete. You will find included a summary of our findings along with charts and micrographs of our results. A full laboratory report is available upon request. You are free to use these results as needed and to publish them as documentation for your
malleability and corrosion resistance and traditional acoustic characteristics of brass have made its use as a metal of choice in the construction of musical instruments, because acoustic resonators possess long, narrow tubing in the form of folds and coils for compactness. Gold and silver with its alloys are also used for the same purpose but brass is the most economical metal of choice. Musical instruments which are also known as brass instruments include tuba, trombone, trumpet, euphonium, French horn, baritone
What is a brass instrument? A brass instrument is known as an “aerophone”, which is an instrument where the musician blows air through the instrument. The player of the brass instrument makes a tone by buzzing their lips against a cup-shaped mouthpiece. However, many brass instruments aren’t purely made of brass. Many of these instruments have other metals to form separate parts of the instrument. Brass instruments, like every other pitched music instrument, are reliant on on the overtone series
Objective The objective of this experiment is to calculate the coefficient of linear expansion of a metal. The change in length of several materials such as glass, brass, copper, stainless steel and aluminum will be determined and the corresponding coefficient of linear expansion would be calculated. GROUP #5 Metal (pyrex)Glass Brass Copper Steel Aluminum Data T1=27¢XC T2=95¢XC L1=0.6m T1=27¢XC T2=98¢XC L1=0.6m T1=27¢XC T2=98¢XC L1=0.6m T1=27¢XC T2=98¢XC L1=0.6m T1=27¢XC T2=98¢XC L1=0
Just tell me what happened, how it affected you, how this experience will influence your plans for future concert attendance? I am particularly moved by a report that helps me to relive the concert or one that makes me sorry that I missed it. This essay does just that. The University Symphony Orchestra conducted by I. M. Conductor and featuring Young Virtuoso on piano performed in Freeborn Hall on December 3, 2004. Included in the program were works by the German twentieth-century composer Paul
is the brass band. Through better understanding its origin, how it was received in American society, and what other band genres existed and emerged during its development, we can begin to understand the brass band’s lack of recognition in the States. After providing background on the genre of the brass band, its function in society, past and present societal beliefs on music, and the development of other band genres, research will show how these factors impacted the popularity of the brass band.
these subjects and purposes heavily influenced composers approaches to writing, use of modes to create moods, instrumentation for texture and even figuration for interest. The Development of instruments plays an important role in the composers work, brass instruments like the Trombone and the French Horn, woodwind like the flute or clarinet or string and plucked instruments like the lute and double bass. Each varying from culture to geographical origin to century. Recently a 500 year old instrument
How To Play a Brass Instrument Press your lips together, blow air through your lips, and listen to the beautiful sound escaping your face. Maybe the sound wasn 't so aesthetically pleasing this first try, but this is something brass players have mastered. The funny thing you just did with your lips is called buzzing, and brass players are able to do this effortlessly. You might be wondering why would someone want to do that all the time. Brass instruments have been around since the 15th century and
different types of instruments. Hence, developing and creating great potential with good quality sounds in the musical world. After explaining the meaning and significance of timbre, we shall now explore the effects created by the timbre from the four brass instruments used in the Brasses-sion in Concert! Let us begin with the trumpet. In the musical pieces played, the trumpet can be easily detected, quickly getting your attention and affecting your mood because of the loud, vibrant, energetic and lively
if they had had a little faster tempo the song would have sounded better. The percussion sometimes overpowered the rest of the band, but they played with almost perfect dynamics, and their rhythms were clear, and correct. Overall, I felt that the brass section were probably the most showcased section in this piece, but they did have some intonation problems. They had a nice style, but at times the drowned out the flutes and clarinets. Sustaining notes was a big problem with this band, they kept clipping