Scribd
Upload
31 views14 pages

Brass Instrument

Uploaded by

ajd6272
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
31 views14 pages

Brass Instrument

Uploaded by

ajd6272
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 14

Brass Family

BRASS INSTRUMENT
• Brass instruments are also called labrosones or labrophones, from
Latin and Greek elements meaning 'lip' and 'sound'.
Brass Family
• Brass instruments are also called labrosones or labrophones, from
Latin and Greek elements meaning 'lip' and 'sound'.
• This family of instruments can play louder than any other in the
orchestra and can also be heard from far away.
• Brass instruments are essentially very long pipes that widen at their
ends into a bell-like shape. The pipes have been curved and twisted
into different shapes to make them easier to hold and play.
• Brass players use their breath to produce sound.
• You vibrate your own lips by buzzing them against a metal cup-shaped
mouthpiece.
BRASS INSTRUMENT
• Trumpet
• French Horn
• Trombone
• Tuba
Trumpet

• Old trumpet-like instruments played by ancient peoples were made of


conch-shell, animal horn, wood or metal.
• Smallest member of its family and plays the highest pitches with its
bright and vibrant sound.
• Modern trumpet is a slender brass pipe with three attached valves,
which is curved and bent into long loops.
• 2 to 4 trumpets in an orchestra and they play both melody and
harmony and also support the rhythm.
TRUMPET

Barroque Era Modern


1500 BC
Part of the Trumpet
French Horn

• Originally come from France and is unquestionably a horn.


• It comes from the French hunting horn of the 1600s, and
• Produces a wide variety of sound ranging from very loud to very soft,
and from harsh and blaring to mellow and smooth.
• from 2 to 8 French horns in an orchestra, and they play both melody
and harmony as well as rhythm.
Trombone
• The only instrument in the brass family that uses a slide instead of
valves to change pitch.
• A standard trombone is made of long thin brass pipes.
• Two U-shaped pipes are linked at opposite ends to form an "S." One
pipe slides into the other so the total length of the pipe can be
extended or shortened.
• If you stretch the trombone out straight, it is about 9 feet long.
• There are usually 3 trombones in the orchestra and they play pitches in
the same range as the cello and bassoon.
• The three trombones often play harmonies
Tuba
• The grandfather of the brass family
• The largest and lowest brass instrument
and anchors the harmony not only of the
brass family but the whole orchestra with its
deep rich sound.
• Tubas range in size from 9 to 18 feet.
• Standard tubas have about 16 feet of
tubing.
• generally only one tuba in an orchestra and
it usually plays harmony.
• https://www.orsymphony.org/learning-community/instruments/
brass/

You might also like

pFad - Phonifier reborn

Pfad - The Proxy pFad of © 2024 Garber Painting. All rights reserved.

Note: This service is not intended for secure transactions such as banking, social media, email, or purchasing. Use at your own risk. We assume no liability whatsoever for broken pages.


Alternative Proxies:

Alternative Proxy

pFad Proxy

pFad v3 Proxy

pFad v4 Proxy