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May 26, 2022 · For this reason, much of the literature about brass instruments is devoted to one side or the other of this “moment” of change. Writings relevant to brass instruments have existed since the 16th century, including some directly aimed at explaining how brass instruments were or should be played.
Written by three internationally acknowledged experts in the acoustics and organology of brass instruments who are also experienced brass instrument players; Provides both an accessible introduction to brass instrument science and a review of recent research results and mathematical modeling techniques
- The Scientific Case For Simplified Models
- Coupled Systems and Feedback Loops
- Natural Notes and Harmonics: The Scientific View
- Self-Sustained Oscillations
- The Wind Instrument Paradox
To explain the essential features of the functioning of brass instruments, acousticians have developed models based on a number of simplifying hypotheses. This follows the classic approach of the physicist, which is to simplify the model of the system being studied as much as possible while retaining the fundamental operating principles of the syst...
In the block diagram of the brass instrument model shown in Fig. 2.15, the progress of the sound signal from its generation at the player’s lips through the instrument and into the external environment is shown symbolically by a series of arrows pointing from left to right on the lines linking the subsystems. We noted in Sect. 2.2.1 that Fig. 2.15 ...
The natural notes which can be easily sounded on a brass instrument are commonly described as ‘harmonics’ by musicians (Sect. 1.2.2). From the scientist’s viewpoint, the natural notes themselves are not strictly speaking harmonics, but each natural note contains within itself an almost exact harmonic set of frequencies. To explain this apparently p...
Making use of Approximation No. 1 in Sect. 2.2.1, we can model the musician playing a brass instrument as a system that transforms a constant excess pressure in the player’s mouth into an oscillating pressure in the radiated sound. A system that transforms a constant quantity into an oscillating one in this way is described as a self-sustained osci...
The acoustic pressure amplitude in the sound wave radiated by a brass instrument is remarkably small in comparison with the acoustic pressure amplitude in the interior of the instrument. As a specific example, the measurements described in Sect. 2.1.1 and Sect. 2.1.2 show that the SPL of the radiated sound measured 50 cm outside the bell of a tromb...
- Murray Campbell, Joël Gilbert, Arnold Myers
- 2021
Introduction: Understanding Brass Instruments 1 Trevor Herbert A Z General Entries 7 Appendix 1 A Selective List of Vernacular Horns and Trumpets 460 Appendix 2 e Ranges of Labrosones 481 Appendix 3 A Selective List of Makers of Brass Instruments 495 Appendix 4 A Selective List of Collections of Brass Instruments 528
Trevor Herbert. he purpose of this book is to help readers understand brass instruments – the instruments them-selves as material objects, their players and the techniques they use, and the role of brass instruments in cultures and contexts in various parts of the world and historical periods.
Mar 18, 2022 · This chapter briefly reviews the basic science of wind and brass instrument operation and the player-instrument interaction. It begins with how controlled, elevated pressure in the lungs produces air flow is modulated at the instrument input by a vibrating element—an air jet (flutes), a reed (other woodwinds), or the player’s lips (brass).
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The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Brass Instruments. Search within full text. Get access. Cited by 1. Edited by Trevor Herbert, The Open University and the Royal College of Music, London, Arnold Myers, The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and the University of Edinburgh, John Wallace, The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Publisher:
