Trumpets and Other High Brass
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Trumpets and Other High Brass
Author: Sabine Katharina Klaus
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Published: 2012
Total Pages: 333
ISBN-13: 9780984826919
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTrumpets and Other High Brass is a series of books available in five volumes, illustrated with instruments from the Utley Collection at the National Music Museum and other major collections. Informed by the most current scholarship and new imaging technologies, it will comprise a comprehensive history of the trumpet and related instruments and a complete photographic catalog of the Utley Collection. Volume 1 traces the development of high brass instruments without valves or keys from antiquity through the 20th-century Baroque trumpet revival. It covers ethnic instruments from many cultures, the emergence of the trumpet in Europe and dominant designs of the 16th through 18th centuries. The inclusion of military and signal trumpets, bugles, and such oddities as bicycle bugles and walking-stick trumpets enhances an already rich survey. Available only in hardcover, Volume 1 includes 358 pages in an 8-1/2" x 11" format and features more than 800 illustrations in full color. The book is accompanied by a DVD with illustrative musical examples performed on instruments from the Utley Collection. - Publisher.
The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Brass Instruments
Author: Trevor Herbert
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2019-09-19
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781316631850
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSome thirty-two experts from fifteen countries join three of the world's leading authorities on the design, manufacture, performance and history of brass musical instruments in this first major encyclopedia on the subject. It includes over one hundred illustrations, and gives attention to every brass instrument which has been regularly used, with information about the way they are played, the uses to which they have been put, and the importance they have had in classical music, sacred rituals, popular music, jazz, brass bands and the bands of the military. There are specialist entries covering every inhabited region of the globe and essays on the methods that experts have used to study and understand brass instruments. The encyclopedia spans the entire period from antiquity to modern times, with new and unfamiliar material that takes advantage of the latest research. From Abblasen to Zorsi Trombetta da Modon, this is the definitive guide for students, academics, musicians and music lovers.
Guide to the Euphonium Repertoire
Author: R. Winston Morris
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 2007-03-01
Total Pages: 608
ISBN-13: 0253112249
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGuide to the Euphonium Repertoire is the most definitive publication on the status of the euphonium in the history of this often misunderstood and frequently under-appreciated instrument. This volume documents the rich history, the wealth of repertoire, and the incredible discography of the euphonium. Music educators, composers/arrangers, instrument historians, performers on other instruments, and students of the euphonium (baritone horn, tenor tuba, etc.) will find the exhaustive research evident in this volume's pages to be compelling and comprehensive. Contributors are Lloyd Bone, Brian L. Bowman, Neal Corwell, Adam Frey, Marc Dickman, Bryce Edwards, Seth D. Fletcher, Carroll Gotcher, Atticus Hensley, Lisa M. Hocking, Sharon Huff, Kenneth R. Kroesche, R. Winston Morris, John Mueller, Michael B. O'Connor, Eric Paull, Joseph Skillen, Kelly Thomas, Demondrae Thurman, Matthew J. Tropman, and Mark J. Walker.
The Oxford Handbook of Choral Pedagogy
Author: Frank Abrahams
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2017
Total Pages: 569
ISBN-13: 0199373361
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhere, in the digitizing world, is the field of choral pedagogy moving? Editors Frank Abrahams and Paul D. Head, both experienced choral conductors and teachers, offer here a comprehensive handbook of newly-commissioned chapters that provide key scholarly-critical perspectives on teaching and learning in the field of choral music, written by academic scholars and researchers in tandem with active choral conductors.
Trumpets and other high brass : a history inspired by the Joe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection. 2. Ways to expand the harmonic series
Author: Sabine Katharina Klaus
Publisher:
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 315
ISBN-13: 9780984826926
DOWNLOAD EBOOKVolume 2 of the series, "Trumpets and Other High Brass," presents instruments in which the single harmonic series is expanded in some way, by crooks, slides, tone holes, or keys. It traces the slide trumpet from its beginnings to its use in vaudeville and jazz; the cornetto and its relation to the serpent; the invention of the stopped trumpet; and regional schools of the keyed trumpet and keyed bugle.
The Musical Instruments of the Native Races of South Africa
Author: Percival R. Kirby
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Published: 1968
Total Pages: 293
ISBN-13: 9780854940448
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA detailed survey of native music in South Africa by Emeritus Professor P. R. Kirby, who studied the instruments under the guidance of native experts while living among the tribesmen. Firstly, a study of primitive music and secondly, a book of anthropological interest as it adds greatly to the knowledge of the customs of native tribes. It is profusely illustrated by photographs of living subjects, as well as of instruments from his own collection.
Spirited Wind Playing
Author: Kim Walker
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 2016-10-31
Total Pages: 354
ISBN-13: 0253024994
DOWNLOAD EBOOK“The book emphasizes a rich combination of factors . . . for a musical performer to succeed in a lifelong career.” —Peter Schoenbach, Ph.D Peppered with tips, helpful hints, and personal anecdotes to illustrate real-life application, this performance guide is essential for any wind player interested in taking his or her virtuosity to the next level. Internationally renowned bassoonist Kim Walker has compiled into one book the teachings and exercises that have made her known as an expert on bassoon performance, practice, and instruction. From basics like posture, breathing techniques, and articulation to a survey of the performance practices of key woodwind and brass masters, Walker includes an analysis of each technique along with images and exercises that present the mechanics of each method.
ITG Journal
Author: International Trumpet Guild
Publisher:
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 576
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Early Horn
Author: John Humphries
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2000-07-06
Total Pages: 152
ISBN-13: 9780521635592
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA guide to eighteenth and nineteenth century performance practice on the horn.
