A short introduction to this album

A short introduction to this album

Technology and acoustical principles. How technical developments through history have affected the design of brass instruments.

Technology and acoustical principles. How technical developments through history have affected the design of brass instruments.

Playing the cornet, trombone and trumpet, experts demonstrate hand stopping and lipping.

Playing the cornet, trombone and trumpet, experts demonstrate hand stopping and lipping.

The keyed bugle and the ophicleide enabled brass instruments to have a distinct voice in the band music of the 19th century.

The keyed bugle and the ophicleide enabled brass instruments to have a distinct voice in the band music of the 19th century.

A revolution in brass. Mechanical means for extending the length of an instrument; valves in the french horn, flugelhorn, trombone, tuba and cornet.

A revolution in brass. Mechanical means for extending the length of an instrument; valves in the french horn, flugelhorn, trombone, tuba and cornet.

Instruments used in bands today like the sax, horn, tuba, trombone and euphonium, all have numerous valves.

Instruments used in bands today like the sax, horn, tuba, trombone and euphonium, all have numerous valves.

What caused some instruments to survive right through the 20th century and others to fall by the wayside?

What caused some instruments to survive right through the 20th century and others to fall by the wayside?

How different sizes of trumpet are best suited to different styles of music.

How different sizes of trumpet are best suited to different styles of music.

The demands of modern music making. Differences between being an orchestral or a brass band musician

The demands of modern music making. Differences between being an orchestral or a brass band musician

How much of the sound is down to the player, and how much of it is down to the instrument they are blowing through.

How much of the sound is down to the player, and how much of it is down to the instrument they are blowing through.

A lab experiment investigates the way that lips vibrate in a brass instrument mouthpiece.

A lab experiment investigates the way that lips vibrate in a brass instrument mouthpiece.

Who drives change? Is it composers, inventors or performers? The latest scientific research casts new light on this complex relationship.

Who drives change? Is it composers, inventors or performers? The latest scientific research casts new light on this complex relationship.