Brass instruments?

Written by sleepyclaire in Tuesday, April 29, 2008 under Classical
Comments: 5

Q: What did the brass instruments looked like in the olden days? Please type in the websites you looked at or give me any pictures of them. Thanks!

A: Here's some good ones plus most of these sites will lead you to others

http://www.usd.edu/smm/galleries.html#Utley

http://earlymusichicago.org/instruments_brass.htm

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hi/hi_miotb.htm

http://www.yeodoug.com/articles/serpent_gallery/serpent_photos.html

http://www.usd.edu/smm/graese1.html

http://www.rugs-n-relics.com/Brass/civilwarTN.html

Comments: 5

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Emma~K Said in Tuesday, April 29, 2008

to tell u the truth, as far as i know waay back in 1900. they still looked the same in structure.

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Noretta Said in Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Uh go to google images and type in old brass inst. or brass inst. in the olden days

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J Said in Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Well, they all would've look the same, no? Because like animals, instruments have "classification" too. Lets say piccolo trumpet is the species, trumpet is the genus. So there are different types of brass instruments, each coming out in a different period and barely changing.

That's my guess. I honestly am not sure, but considering there are different types of everything, the evolution of instruments just creates new species and keeps the old.

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asnakeny Said in Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Do image searches for the following terms:

baroque trumpet
natural trumpet
natural horn
hunting horn
cornetto trumpet
sackbut

You'll find lots of images & websites!

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AnotherJuns Said in Tuesday, April 29, 2008

I think, in the olden days it looked like the horn that was usually played in the castle by the corps. It's like a bugle, that has no fingering tuts. So simple and conventional. Just search at google and type the word "bugle" or simply enter the url below:
http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=bugle&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi.

Thx.

Will a lacquer polishing cloth for brass instruments work on a sliver brass instrument?

Written by Darthluke | Saturday, November 15, 2008

I have a cloth and Yamaha calls it a polishing cloth. They also have a silver polishing cloth. So will a lacquer polishing cloth for brass instruments work on a sliver brass instrument?


A: hello. =]

i'm assuming the cloth you are referring to was originally purchased for a gold brass instrument. this will, however work for a silver instrument, as long as you have only used a general polish on the cloth. if you have used anything designed specifically for gold brass, do not use it on a silver instrument. if it is just a polishing cloth to remove fingerprints & smudges with no product added, you will be fine. hope this helps!

What types of instruments are easiest to play (strings, woodwinds, brass)?

Written by tardis_mom | Tuesday, May 20, 2008

I've heard it said that aside from the obvious candidates (kazoo and triangle) the easiest "real" musical instrument to play is the saxophone. Is that true and does that mean that all brass instruments are similarly easy?


A: No, the easiest to learn and get a musical foundation in are the ones that don't require muscle memory and strength to create a good tone. I would say Piano is the easiest to learn, or get an intro into music with. However, just because something is easy to learn DOES NOT mean it's easy to master. Out of the three you mentioned, I would say strings. Oh BTW, the Saxophone is a Wood Wind instrument...not a Brass instrument, as it is played with a reed.

What are the brass instruments with valves?

Written by Rena | Saturday, July 26, 2008

List all the brass instruments with valves? Thanks. I need it for the history exam -.-


A: Trumpet, cornet, tuba, baritone, alto horn, mellophone, mellophonium, Flugelhorn, valve trombone, french horn, Rein horn, Helicon, Wagner Tuba, descant horn, piccolo trumpet, alto trumpet, bass trumpet, some hunting horns (cor chasse), keyed bugles, ophioclide,unihorner, frumpet. and all those drum and bugle corp instruments.
I have listed maybe 1/10 of the instruments that have come up over the years with valves.