Though the trombone is known as a brass instrument, brass is not always used in its manufacture; in fact, different models of trombones use different materials in the manufacturing process, including plastic and metals, such as brass, silver and nickel. Brass itself is a metal alloy combination of copper and zinc. Yellow brass, which is 70 percent copper and 30 percent zinc, is the most common metal used to manufacture trombones and gives the instrument its characteristic warm metallic color, but other types of brass such as rose brass and red brass, which each use higher levels of copper than zinc, can also be used. Trombones consist of four main parts: bell, tuning slide, hand slide and mouthpiece. Mouthpieces are typically detachable
The head joint of the Western concert flute contains the mouthpiece, lip-plate and the blow hole. There are no keys on the joint of the flute. The mouthpiece consists of the lip-plate and an oval hole in the center of the plate. Lip-plates are also commonly referred to as embouchure plates. Larger blow holes will produce deeper, richer tones, while small blow holes produce sharper,
These products can be found in many of the worlds markets. They use titanium, nickel, and stainless steel tubing in many of these Specialized Products. Some of these Specialized Products include: L&P Automotive Group, Paris Spring, Western Pneumatic Tubes, Specitubes, Global Systems Group, and Vertex Fasteners (Leggett & Platt®, 2011).
The Baroque style of music was in prominence from the beginning of the 17th century until the mid-18th century. Some primary features of this style, particularly in the later years, include an emphasis on polyphonic textures and a continuity throughout the entire piece. Most compositions were created for specific events and sometimes written for particular instruments. (Kamien, 2015). The Trumpet Concerto for 2 Trumpets, composed by Antonio Vivaldi, is one example of these late Baroque style compositions and one we can use to analyze: the common elements, the overall effect, and the composer’s possible perspective.
The oboe is a double reed woodwind instrument. It has a range of a B flat to a high G 3 octaves above middle C. The oboe is built in the key of c. The French musicians Jean Hotteterre and Michel Philidor invented it in the 17th century. During the Baroque period, violins were the most common solo instruments, so when the oboe was invented a revolution followed. In the beginning they had only two keys. These original oboes where high in quality mostly due to their construction in three separate parts. Several sized oboes were made for playing in groups. The soprano and alto became common for solo roles. During the later baroque and almost the whole Vienna classicism, the oboe was the leading wind instrument of the orchestra. The oboe has a wide dynamic range, from pianissimo to forte. It is favored as the "singer" in the orchestra. The oboe is separated into three parts; the bell, lower joint, and the upper joint. The joints are drilled with a seven hole scale in the key of the instrument. The first hole above the middle joint and the first hole bellow the middle joint is drilled double. The reed is mounted in the top of the oboe on a metal tube or staple. A sound is produced through the use of the double reed. Two reeds are bond together with a small opening between them, and are attached as a mouthpiece at the end of the tube. The player takes the reeds between their lips, and vibrates them with breath lip pressure. A complicated metal mechanism stops and opens the holes in the modern open, with the fingering like a flute. Trills, Tremolos, and staccato notes are all possible for an oboe player. A modern day oboe player is Joseph Robinson who plays in the New York Philharmonic.
Renaissance means rebirth, which came from a revival of interests in art and literature. Trumpets changed constantly to expand their sound and accessibility to play. During the Renaissance age, trumpets had the biggest change in the types of trumpets made, the uses for them, and their abilities.
In the 17th Century the French Horn began to become an important brass element to music composers. The Instrument began as an invention based on early hunting horns and has origins first being used in late 16th Century, Western Europe Operas. These horns were monotone until 1753 where a German musician of the name Hampel, invented a use of moveable slides in varying lengths to change the key of the horn. In 1760 it was further developed by the discovery that placing your hand over the bell of the French Horn, lowered the tone called stopping. The St...
The alto sax is part of the woodwind instrument family. Though this is a part of the woodwind family, it is made nearly all of metal. I have played the alto sax for nearly four years. In this report I will be focusing mainly on the history of the alto, the background of the inventor, and how it is played.
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The clarinet is a woodwind instrament consisting of a cylindrical wood, metal, or ebonite pipe with a bell-shaped opening at one end and a mouthpiece at the other end, to which a thin reed is attached. The clarinet has five different sections, the mouthpiece, the barrel, the upper section, the lower section, and the bell. The length of the entire instrument is 60 cm long. The mouthpiece section consists of a slotted cylinder, to which a reed is attached by a metal clamp called a ligature. The mouthpiece plugs into the next section which is a barrel. The barrel is simply a connecting cylinder to which the mouthpiece and the upper section plugs into. The upper section is a cylindrical pipe consisting of 4 holes and 9 keys placed in different locations along the pipe. On the back of the pipe there is a hole and a key that is used by the thumb. The lower section plugs into the upper section and is also connected via a special bridge key. This piece consists of 3 holes and 8 keys. On the inward facing side of the pipe, there is a protruding piece of metal called a thumb rest, which supports the entire clarinet. The bell plugs into the lower section. It consists of a cylinder that flares out into a bell shape and ends the clarinet.
While performing a music piece to the audience, what will the audience, who have no experience about instruments, think about the quality of the sound we make? The audience wouldn’t really care; they would think a random sound that come from an instrument is what an instrument can do. However, the truth is, there are lots of techniques we must achieve for a full quality of the sound. One of the technique is called intonation, the accuracy of pitch while playing or singing. It is difficult to reach intonation with many members of players, because each instrument sounds different, they have their own unique sound of one note. Also, not every player knows the trick of reaching intonation with their sections. Though, we can practice and learn how to achieve intonation with various techniques.
Music is an important part in Developmentally Appropriate research, I chose a musical instrument percussion set for kids. The age group I will be talking about will be geared towards 6 years of age and below. A percussion set typically consists of colorful egg maracas, castanets, maracas with handles, handbells, a tambourine, triangles with beaters, cymbals, and wooden jingle sticks. These little handheld instruments can be seen in musical classrooms, just as small play toys for a musical classroom, or any class with toys for various types of play. All of these instruments offer the student different ways to express themselves and connect with their peers in the process. With this set you are able to shake the tambourines or clash the cymbals
The Tin Flute is a novel by Gabrielle Roy and was written in Quebec in World War 2 in 1945. This novel is about a girl named Florentine and how she becomes to be a mature young woman by realizing that a person’s imprison did not tell her how that person really feels and think; This novel also shows the effect of poverty and how it affects people and their family. The narrator speaks from an omniscient point of view, but is mostly from the perspective of Florentine.
years, creating a magical yet dark universe in which two worlds, daytime and nighttime, collide. (Gauthier, Chagall Colour and Music) The Magic Flute was my favorite costumes out of the four ballets. Long an admirer of Mozart, Chagall enthusiastically accepted the invitation from Rudolph Bing, director of the New York’s Metropolitan Opera, to create a new production of The Magic Flute for the inaugural season of the Met’s new opera house at Lincoln Center. (T. L. Essay) Chagall ‘s sketches and designs for the stage are amazing, it is very easy to see, how is designs could still be used today. When I was at the museum, I was surprise to hear the curator say this was very one’s favorite design by Chagall. The pictures do not it justice, seeing it in
Zinc oxide, a white, powdery covering that forms when zinc is exposed to oxygen, is used in a wide variety of products, from cosmetics and soaps to rubbers and plastics. Zinc oxide is also extracted from some compounds and heated in order to revert it back into pure zinc (Davis, 2016). Zinc phosphate is another compound, often used in paints as a pigment. However, it’s use in the paint also creates protection for metals against rust (Danker, 2016). Zinc chloride, when mixed with water, can also help to protect wood from decay and insects (Davis, 2016). Brass, a mixture of zinc and copper, is also used very frequently in modern projects. Brass is made by melting copper in a furnace and adding solid chunks of zinc, which rapidly melts into the copper. A layer of charcoal is often placed over the mixture to reduce the loss of zinc through vaporization. Brass’s uses range from hardware and electrical fixtures to musical instruments and jewelry. It’s first extensive use, however, was by Romans almost two-thousand years ago, who used brass for ornaments, coins, and kettles (Melford,
All metal detectors are designed to detect a variety of metals that include silver, gold, iron, copper, nickel, brass, tin, aluminum, bronze, and lead. They will not detect nonmetal things, such as diamonds, gemstones, pearls, paper, bone, or stone figures. A metal detector has the skill to tell the disparity between dissimilar types of metals or