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Brass Instruments - for iPod/iPhone
by The Open University
Technology and music have been closely associated since the very first musical instruments were constructed, and in the 19th century an explosion of invention revolutionised the way brass instruments could be played. The 14 video tracks on this album introduce the basic acoustical principles of brass instruments and how technical developments have affected the way they are designed and played. The album explores the latest scientific research, performers' perspectives and the manufacturing process. This material forms part of TA212 The Technology of Music.
Episodes
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Brass Instruments
A short introduction to this album
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How Brass Instruments Work
Technology and acoustical principles. How technical developments through history have affected the design of brass instruments.
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Changing Key and Pitch
Playing the cornet, trombone and trumpet, experts demonstrate hand stopping and lipping.
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Mechanical Innovation : Keys
The keyed bugle and the ophicleide enabled brass instruments to have a distinct voice in the band music of the 19th century.
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How Valves Work
A revolution in brass. Mechanical means for extending the length of an instrument; valves in the french horn, flugelhorn, trombone, tuba and cornet.
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Compensating Systems
Instruments used in bands today like the sax, horn, tuba, trombone and euphonium, all have numerous valves.
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Survival of the fittest
What caused some instruments to survive right through the 20th century and others to fall by the wayside?
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Development of the Trumpet
How different sizes of trumpet are best suited to different styles of music.
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The Performer's Perspective
The demands of modern music making. Differences between being an orchestral or a brass band musician
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Physics of Brass Instruments
How much of the sound is down to the player, and how much of it is down to the instrument they are blowing through.
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Experiments in Acoustics
A lab experiment investigates the way that lips vibrate in a brass instrument mouthpiece.
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Brass Instrument Development
Who drives change? Is it composers, inventors or performers? The latest scientific research casts new light on this complex relationship.
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Historical Craftsmanship
Twelve men are challenged to make an authentic trumpet using techniques from before the Industrial Revolution – and they have one week to do it.
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Manufacture and Mass Production
A process by process example of brass instrument production in a UK company
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Future Brass Instrument Technology
A New Sound World - developments in music and brass instruments through computer technology.
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Technology and music have been closely associated since the very first musical instruments were constructed, and in the 19th century an explosion of invention revolutionised the way brass instruments could be played. The 14 video tracks on this album introduce the basic acoustical principles of brass instruments and how technical developments have affected the way they are designed and played. The album explores the latest scientific research, performers' perspectives and the manufacturing process. This material forms part of TA212 The Technology of Music.
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