Brass Instruments - for iPod/iPhone
By The Open University
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Description
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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Brass Instruments | A short introduction to this album | 7 3 2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Transcript -- Brass Instruments | Transcript -- A short introduction to this album | 7 3 2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 3 | VideoHow Brass Instruments Work | Technology and acoustical principles. How technical developments through history have affected the design of brass instruments. | 10 11 2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Transcript -- How Brass Instruments Work | Transcript -- Technology and acoustical principles. How technical developments through history have affected the design of brass instruments. | 10 11 2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 5 | VideoChanging Key and Pitch | Playing the cornet, trombone and trumpet, experts demonstrate hand stopping and lipping. | 10 11 2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Transcript -- Changing Key and Pitch | Transcript -- Playing the cornet, trombone and trumpet, experts demonstrate hand stopping and lipping. | 10 11 2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 7 | VideoMechanical Innovation : Keys | The keyed bugle and the ophicleide enabled brass instruments to have a distinct voice in the band music of the 19th century. | 10 11 2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Transcript -- Mechanical Innovation : Keys | Transcript -- The keyed bugle and the ophicleide enabled brass instruments to have a distinct voice in the band music of the 19th century. | 10 11 2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 9 | VideoHow 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. | 10 11 2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Transcript -- How Valves Work | Transcript -- A revolution in brass. Mechanical means for extending the length of an instrument; valves in the french horn, flugelhorn, trombone, tuba and cornet. | 10 11 2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 11 | VideoCompensating Systems | Instruments used in bands today like the sax, horn, tuba, trombone and euphonium, all have numerous valves. | 10 11 2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Transcript -- Compensating Systems | Transcript -- Instruments used in bands today like the sax, horn, tuba, trombone and euphonium, all have numerous valves. | 10 11 2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 13 | VideoSurvival of the fittest | What caused some instruments to survive right through the 20th century and others to fall by the wayside? | 10 11 2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Transcript -- Survival of the fittest | Transcript -- What caused some instruments to survive right through the 20th century and others to fall by the wayside? | 10 11 2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 15 | VideoDevelopment of the Trumpet | How different sizes of trumpet are best suited to different styles of music. | 10 11 2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Transcript -- Development of the Trumpet | Transcript -- How different sizes of trumpet are best suited to different styles of music. | 10 11 2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 17 | VideoThe Performer's Perspective | The demands of modern music making. Differences between being an orchestral or a brass band musician | 10 11 2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Transcript -- The Performer's Perspective | Transcript -- The demands of modern music making. Differences between being an orchestral or a brass band musician | 10 11 2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 19 | VideoPhysics 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. | 10 11 2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Transcript -- Physics of Brass Instruments | Transcript -- How much of the sound is down to the player, and how much of it is down to the instrument they are blowing through. | 10 11 2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 21 | VideoExperiments in Acoustics | A lab experiment investigates the way that lips vibrate in a brass instrument mouthpiece. | 10 11 2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Transcript -- Experiments in Acoustics | Transcript -- A lab experiment investigates the way that lips vibrate in a brass instrument mouthpiece. | 10 11 2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 23 | VideoBrass Instrument Development | Who drives change? Is it composers, inventors or performers? The latest scientific research casts new light on this complex relationship. | 10 11 2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Transcript -- Brass Instrument Development | Transcript -- Who drives change? Is it composers, inventors or performers? The latest scientific research casts new light on this complex relationship. | 10 11 2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 25 | VideoHistorical 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. | 10 11 2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Transcript -- Historical Craftsmanship | Transcript -- Twelve men are challenged to make an authentic trumpet using techniques from before the Industrial Revolution – and they have one week to do it. | 10 11 2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 27 | VideoManufacture and Mass Production | A process by process example of brass instrument production in a UK company | 10 11 2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Transcript -- Manufacture and Mass Production | Transcript -- A process by process example of brass instrument production in a UK company | 10 11 2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 29 | VideoFuture Brass Instrument Technology | A New Sound World - developments in music and brass instruments through computer technology. | 10 11 2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Transcript -- Future Brass Instrument Technology | Transcript -- A New Sound World - developments in music and brass instruments through computer technology. | 10 11 2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Customer Reviews
Fascinating
All fascinating videos which the interested layman would understand as well as the seasoned professional brass player.
