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Figure 4.42: These harmonic series are for a brass instrument that has a 11C11 fundamental when no valves are being used — for example, a C trumpet. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z
It is the brass instruments that excel in getting different notes from the same length of tubing. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z
A brass instrument could play only the notes of one harmonic series. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z
Around the same time in Sweden - in approximately 1000 bc - it would seem that people were playing brass instruments. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z
The sound of a brass instruments starts with vibrations of the player's lips. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z
From somewhere in the distance came a mournful sound of brass instruments, a death dirge echoing over the water. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z
She places the cellos, basses and most of the bass brass instruments on her the right and they come across as weapons. An L.A. Phil reminder that but a mile, and fate, separate Disney Hall from skid row 2017-12-10T05:00:00Z
And though dexterous and melodic use is made of piano, strings and wind and brass instruments, the sound that keeps coming to the fore is that of a drum, beaten slowly, with ominous insistence. Theater Review | 'The Scottsboro Boys': Kander and Ebb Revisit an Infamous Case 2010-03-11T05:17:00Z
And Ali with her Warmahorn neoprene sleeve to keep brass instruments snug on cold days. TV review: Dragons' Den 2011-07-31T21:00:00Z
While I’d been playing brass instruments for years, tuba parts are written in bass clef; I’d only ever read treble clef. When U.S.C. Plays U.C.L.A., They Play Too 2019-11-23T05:00:00Z
On the road, they bring only wind and brass instrument players as compliments to their urbanized concerto. In Portland, cello players lay down a hip-hop beat 2012-06-01T22:01:36Z
“When we over in Europe heard these American orchestras, we were stunned by the sheer power and volume of the brass section,” Mr. Wallace said, recalling a rush on American-made large-bore brass instruments. Loud, Louder, Loudest: How Classical Music Started to Roar 2020-04-17T04:00:00Z
Mr. Smedvig later apologized but appeared to undercut his apology when he added, “There is a design problem inherent in the basic personalities of women when it comes to brass instruments.” Rolf Smedvig, Trumpeter in the Empire Brass, Dies at 62 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z
In “Music” a trumpeting mannequin is surrounded by a gleaming wall of brass instruments. Look inside Bergdorf Goodman’s enchanting holiday window displays 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z
The performance as a whole was excellent, with just fleeting reminders of how difficult it is to play antique brass instruments. Music Review: American Classical Orchestra at Alice Tully Hall 2013-06-07T22:48:08Z
The Afrobeat sound, which rose to prominence in Nigeria in the 1970s, combined organ riffs with West African drum patterns and brass instruments. Nigerian Afrobeat pioneer Tony Allen dies aged 79 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z
It is interesting that Gabrieli used the word “symphony” to describe pieces that are back-and-forth dialogues between groups of brass instruments. Music Review: Evolution, and a Definitive Endpoint 2011-05-15T21:30:31Z
The only other objects in the room are four long microphones pointed at the sculpture, which produce sonic feedback from the brass instrument, soft, sustained and sublime. Camille Norment Explores New Sonic Terrains at Dia Chelsea 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z
A selection of opera scenes, which the ensemble previously recorded, showed off the multifaceted colors that brass instruments can produce, including velvet-soft horns and lyrical trombones. Music Review: Metropolitan Opera Brass at St. John the Divine 2013-05-15T20:31:51Z
Tanner had begun to work on an assigned score when Balanchine changed his mind, telling him to use instead “Octuor,”’ a 1923 score for woodwind and brass instruments. To Igor, With Love and Masterpieces, George 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z
And the writing for brass instruments often merged seamlessly with buzzing, noisy motifs from the composer’s “sampling keyboard,” a vivid instrument of her own design, similarly prominent in some of her earlier work. Review: A ‘Fake News’ Opera on the Streets of Los Angeles 2017-11-13T05:00:00Z
In 1981, Mr. Marshall produced one of his best-known works: “Fog Tropes,” a somber meditation that paired field recordings of foghorns in the San Francisco Bay Area with brass instruments. Ingram Marshall, Minimalist Composer of Mystical Sounds, Dies at 80 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z
Afterward, children — the recommended age is at least 6 — can try out not just the French horn, but string, woodwind and other brass instruments, too. Spare Times for Children for July 17-23 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z
Marshall played a whole repertoire on that brass instrument. Penny Marshall Did It Her Way, Yes, Her Way 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z
Local culture is tastefully celebrated throughout, from snare drums used as coffee tables in the ground floor parlor to the second line brass instruments hanging above beds in each guest room. A Boutique Hotel in New Orleans’s Garden District 2018-01-01T05:00:00Z
He then composed music for brass instruments, which he recorded in a studio in San Francisco. 'Available Light,' a performance art landmark, makes the leap from 1983 to 2015 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z
Reacting against the big bands of the latest titans of the rumba, such as François “Franco” Luambo, Zaiko swapped brass instruments for a snare drum and electric guitars, and upped the tempo. The king of the rumba 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z
But there were literal brass instruments, bells up and held high, at the official opening of the Shed on Friday night. The Shed Opens: What Our Critics Think 2019-04-07T04:00:00Z
These will be available for purchase or free download for each of the standard orchestral string, woodwind and brass instruments as well as for recorder, saxophone, euphonium, piano, harpsichord, guitar, harp, percussion and voice. Carnegie Unveils Music Education Program 2011-03-25T23:03:39Z
Wagner’s operas call for a massive number of brass instruments, with extra horns, trombones and the Wagner tubas he had built specially for his “Ring” cycle. Loud, Louder, Loudest: How Classical Music Started to Roar 2020-04-17T04:00:00Z
Its most natural home today is on the concert stage, or rather, the stage and the balconies needed to accommodate the added batteries of brass instruments. A Requiem So Big That Performing It Takes a Multitude 2011-02-06T02:08:04Z
Singers and people who play wind and brass instrument use their lungs to make that connection, and the new virus attacks the lungs. Perspective | The arts will recover from the coronavirus, as they did after 9/11. But they might look a lot different. 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z
Part of that has to do with the four-octave range that horn players have to master, compared with other brass instruments that have narrower ranges, he said. French horn musicians converge in L.A., where Hollywood meets classical 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z
Experts say no more than most brass instruments, which require constant practice to develop facial muscles, or "chops." TubaChristmas presents holiday music at its most sonorous 2015-12-12T05:00:00Z
As a child growing up in rural Canada, the trombonist Hillary Simms did not realize that women were scarce among players of brass instruments — the tuba, the French horn, the trumpet and the trombone. A Trombonist on a Mission to Break Barriers in Classical Music 2023-07-30T04:00:00Z
Mr. Butler now lives in Brooklyn, and he has found the right partners in Mr. Bernstein, who plays slide trumpet among his various brass instruments, and Mr. Bernstein’s Hot 9 band. Music Review: Henry Butler With Steve Bernstein at the Jazz Standard 2014-01-02T22:31:14Z
Orchestras of the time were not a static phenomenon, but an evolving one, making use of the latest evolving technology as regards the woodwind and brass instruments, rather as Beethoven’s symphonies evolved. A Revolutionary Approach to Beethoven: Period Instruments 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z
Individual woodwind and brass instruments in City Ballet’s orchestra spoiled the scores at several points. Review: Balanchine, the Storyteller: Frisson Is in the Details 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z
Fela - a singer, composer and saxophonist - pioneered the Afrobeat sound by combining organ riffs with West African drumming and brass instruments. France's president visits Nigerian music legend's nightclub 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z
From the overture — the harmonies for the brass instruments playing quietly, the sweeping, rainbowlike melody for the strings — it was evident that this would be a singularly vivid account. New York City Ballet Is in Limbo, but in Bloom 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z
Playing any brass instrument nonstop for this long is physically taxing; what Mr. Evans did seemed outright dangerous. Review: Peter Evans Teaches His Trumpet a New Vocabulary 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z
Opinion about Avery Fisher Hall also cooled somewhat over time; the bass remained weak, and brass instruments blared, critics complained. Cyril Harris Dies at 93; Fine-Tuned Concert Halls 2011-01-09T02:20:26Z
One needs explanation: the sarrusophone, a brass instrument played with a reed. Glyndebourne 2012: A musical guide to the Ravel opera double bill 2012-08-16T11:05:51Z
At the Staatsoper, that nationalistic ending has been dropped, with brass instruments substituted for massed voices in the final chorus. A Year Into War, Russian Artists Still Must Navigate a Tricky Path 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z
He learned all the brass instruments with the aim of mastering the trumpet. Quincy Jones talks music, life, love at ASCAP expo 2010-04-24T21:16:00Z
And partitions are being installed in the orchestra pit to try to contain any aerosols emitted by reed and brass instruments. ‘Wicked’ Hits the Road, Carrying the Hopes of Broadway Tours 2021-08-02T04:00:00Z
Still, for the short performances offered on Tuesday, which ranged from a Gabrieli canzona for eight brass instruments to Gershwin’s “American in Paris,” the sound was clear, resonant and vibrant. New Hall in Miami Beach Begins to Fill Its Role for Musicians and Public 2011-01-26T17:26:13Z
The historically informed performance movement has reintroduced instruments like the serpent and ophicleide: brass instruments that add wonky color rather than sheer decibels to fortissimo outbursts. Loud, Louder, Loudest: How Classical Music Started to Roar 2020-04-17T04:00:00Z
The teachers Friday gathered on the steps in front of the Colorado capitol for speeches and chants, then circled the building as some played brass instruments and drums before filing inside. Teachers press school safety in wake of Denver shooting 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z
Ms. Jones explored the violin and brass instruments as well before being guided to the drums. Elayne Jones, pathbreaking timpanist, dies at 94 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z
He plans to continue with the brass instrument through college. The area’s best distance runner is a musician, gardener and Boy Scout 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z
In its closing moments, breaths pass unsounded through brass instruments, lightly resonating through their forms. A defiant orchestra of Ukrainian artists hopes Putin can hear them 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z
Musical instruments such as violins are allowed after they undergo a TSA screening, but for brass instruments, the suggestion is to check them. Vibrators, weed, plants: What can you take on a plane? 2022-07-24T04:00:00Z
Musicians tuned their strings and did scales on their wind and brass instruments, ready for the downbeat of the conductor’s baton and the red “recording” light to flicker on. The studio orchestral musician pool isn't diverse; this program aims for a change 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z
Performers from the Florida A&M University band twirled flags to the fanfare of the brass instruments, breaking out into dance moves before marching off the runway in formation, clearing the way for the models. Louis Vuitton brings Florida marching band to the Louvre for Paris fashion week 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z
Sometimes she performs duets with her husband, who plays the euphonium, or for the uninitiated, “a brass instrument that looks a lot like a small tuba,” Ray said. A teacher hoped to connect with students with disabilities. She found a way through music. 2022-01-09T05:00:00Z
In addition to the trombone, Mr. Hampton learned to play several other brass instruments and was a capable pianist. Slide Hampton, eminent jazz trombonist, composer and arranger, dies at 89 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z
Members wore specialized masks and placed nylon bell covers on woodwind and brass instruments to limit viral spread. At the University of Florida, the prospect of a full football stadium on game day brings cheers — and fears 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z
"Pupils taking a practical music assessment for GCSE, AS and A-level qualifications that requires singing or the playing of a woodwind or brass instrument will now be permitted to do so indoors," he said. Covid-19: NI schools to restart homework clubs and after-school sports 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z
Costumed artists strutted on stilts while others played drums and brass instruments to recreate the magic of Carnival. AP PHOTOS: Rio de Janeiro artists languish in online exile 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z
In England, for instance, although guidance for schools says there may be an "additional risk" associated with singing, chanting, or playing wind or brass instruments they can go ahead indoors with safety measures in place. Covid-19: School singing ban in NI 'should be overturned' 2021-04-12T04:00:00Z
Playing wind instruments, such as recorders or flutes, and brass instruments, such as trumpets, is also banned indoors. Covid-19: No singing inside schools after Easter break 2021-04-02T04:00:00Z
More often than not, those first few years of the series presented the kind of music built on guitar, piano, violin, brass instrument or some combination. How NPR's Tiny Desk Concert became a golden ticket to the Grammys 2021-03-11T05:00:00Z
Singing and playing wind instruments, such as recorders or flutes, and brass instruments, such as trumpets, is currently banned indoors in schools. Covid-19: NI schools to restart homework clubs and after-school sports 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z
Bonifácio is the utility player who brought his brass instrument to the ballpark in hopes for trumpeting a win as part of a jazzed-up victory celebration. Yanks don’t let Nats toot own horn, beat 2019 champions 3-2 2020-07-26T04:00:00Z
How do you wear a mask while playing a brass instrument? 2 furloughed Disney World musicians keep playing and playing 2020-06-27T04:00:00Z
Unfortunately, he hated it, and said he wanted to throw every brass instrument in the world – presumably with the exception of his signature honking sax – off a cliff. Little Richard: an ultra-sexual force of anti-nature 2020-05-09T04:00:00Z
Some of the alternative, home-bound tributes reported on Saturday included musicians playing the Last Post on brass instruments in suburbs, while others shared pictures of poppy wreaths online and baked Anzac cookies at home. Australia and New Zealand mark Anzac Day at home 2020-04-24T04:00:00Z
But Mr Weir said that singing and the playing of woodwind and brass instruments could be "more likely to facilitate transmission of the virus". Covid-19: NI schools to restart homework clubs and after-school sports 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z
Rodrigues’ fighting spirit turns to music, as he recites a favorite song - The Gladiator soundtrack’s “Honor Him” - on his brass instrument. From prayer to boxing: Naples church offers jobless youths lifeline 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z
Geraldine S. Jackson, a brass instrument major in college and a former D.C. Perspective | Wrong! How come TV and the movies sometimes have trouble with the details? 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z
Shnurov describes Leningrad’s original sound as a mixture of vampire rock mixed with Soviet prison music and brass instruments to give it punch. How Russia's biggest rock star gets away with speaking truth to power (aka Putin) 2019-08-30T04:00:00Z
The finely focused orchestral playing was an enthralling mix of creamy modern strings with fruit-honeyed winds and piquant brass instruments from Mozart’s time. Mozart's Requiem at the Hollywood Bowl takes on special relevance in tragic times 2019-08-07T04:00:00Z
In addition to playing the euphonium, a low brass instrument, Kumiko counsels the freshmen and encourages everyone. Review: ‘Sound! Euphonium the Movie — Our Promise: A Brand New Day’ feels undeveloped 2019-07-10T04:00:00Z
The brass instrument had a lot of dents, cracks in some of the pipes and some things missing and it took about seven weeks to restore – an experience Anderson will never forget. Trumpet used on D-Day returns to Normandy for 75th anniversary 2019-06-06T04:00:00Z
The emote, called “Phone It In,” lets players whip out the brass instrument and play a quick tune while dancing. Saxophone player sues Epic over Fortnite’s saxophone emote 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z
A darkly weird piece for brass instruments, by composer Matt Rogers, was performed inside the stone circle, as tourists looked on in faint bewilderment. The battle for the future of Stonehenge 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z
Caroline Shaw, for her part, has no interest in forcing her Juilliard students to give up bel canto—to turn their great brass instruments into woodwinds. Roomful of Teeth Is Revolutionizing Choral Music 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z
He has a deep, mellifluous voice; it sounds like a brass instrument being played sarcastically. Why Marlon James Decided to Write an African “Game of Thrones” 2019-01-21T05:00:00Z
Ethan Braun’s “The Lost Ones,” for instance, electronically elongates the sounds of brass instruments. Critic's Notebook: An L.A. Phil festival with Bird, beer, Moby, Hancock and new music galore - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z
In another, brass instruments and melancholic voices fill the air as the flashing lights of police vehicles descend on the plaza. Mariachi gunmen kill five in Mexico City’s Garibaldi Plaza 2018-09-16T04:00:00Z
Cheerleaders prance atop the dugout, accompanied by blaring recorded music or even live drums and brass instruments. Taiwan Baseball? It’s ‘Hot Noisy,’ and Ingrained in National Identity 2018-08-05T04:00:00Z
"We've got drummers and a variety of brass instruments. And we go out and about and play now." Top brass: Defying budget cuts to save the school band 2018-05-07T04:00:00Z
The strings are seated onstage, while the wind and brass instruments are scattered along the sides and back of the auditorium. Karina Canellakis, back in L.A. with a hire-wire act 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z
“He said I should learn a brass instrument because they needed brass players in the high school band.” EXCHANGE: Chance encounters take musician to national stage 2018-03-24T04:00:00Z
That the massive brass instruments are even a target of theft might seem strange, given their unwieldy nature. Yes, People Actually Steal Tubas. Sometimes They Even Return Them. 2018-03-16T04:00:00Z
The 11 brass instruments echo what you might hear ascending Mt. A Lincoln portrait, but this time with a gas mask, in Disney Hall 2018-02-21T05:00:00Z
Having played a brass instrument for 20 years, as well as being a vocal minor and a singer, I’ve spent a lot of time focusing on breath and breathing techniques. 'Dragon Ball's' voice of Goku speaks for himself 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z
Items needed include woodwind instruments, brass instruments and percussion kits. EXCHANGE: 8th-grader gathering band instruments for needy 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z
Clarinet mouthpieces wear out, and brass instruments get scratched up when well-meaning parents attempt their own homemade repairs with pliers or wrenches. Omaha man in charge of repairing district’s instruments 2017-06-03T04:00:00Z
“My granddad can play all the brass instruments. My dad played the drums,” he said. EXCHANGE: Children turn out for ‘petting zoo’ of instruments 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z
But at the end of his audition, Connor signed up to play trombone, admitting with a grin that he preferred the brass instruments over the woodwind. Star Band offers young musicians in Indiana a head start 2017-02-26T05:00:00Z
He did the whole school-band thing as a kid, running through a variety of brass instruments. Rock out: Music professor signs deals to play with 3 bands 2016-12-10T05:00:00Z
The owners had to hire a marketing company to come in just to help them sell off the inventory, a plethora of pianos, drums, brass instruments and everything in between. Coda time: Salem’s Ridenhour Music to close after 74 years 2016-12-03T05:00:00Z
Singer Fela Kuti established a cult following in the 1970s among fans of his high-octane sound fusing brass instruments, organs and guitars. Nigeria's music scene becomes a cultural export 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z
While Mr. Cheadle indeed played the brass instrument himself on set, what is heard on the soundtrack is either recordings of Davis himself or a dubbing by current trumpet great Keyon Harrold. Don Cheadle directs, stars in Miles Davis biopic 2016-04-08T04:00:00Z
Was a rare brass instrument found in Delft made by Antony van Leeuwenhoek? In your own words 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z
It was unusual in the 1960s for any woman, let alone a black woman, to be playing a brass instrument in a major US band. Been and Gone: The woman who created ET - BBC News 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z
Mr. Sax patented his family of valved brass instruments in 1846, as militarism was sweeping Europe. Your Friday Briefing 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z
The front parlor is a monument to Victorian life, with a pot-belly stove and a display case of period brass instruments. Renovated Chesapeake Bay lighthouse is ready to weather the next century 2015-07-11T04:00:00Z
Telling Detail Mr. McAlexander said his fingers were so desensitized by the chemicals used to treat brass instruments that he “could pull baked potatoes out of the oven and pick eggs out of boiling water.” Custom Horns and Feeders: The Tuba Fixer 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z
He taught horn and brass instruments at the school for 36 years before retiring in 1986. Longtime University of Nebraska band director dead at 93 2015-02-21T05:00:00Z
“It’s thinking about the brass instruments as percussionists themselves,” he said. Assignment to Create a Score for a 10K Led to Inner Struggles 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z
Some of them are designed to sound like brass instruments, others like flutes or oboes. Organist to play 1,767 pipes in hour 2014-05-25T04:00:00Z
Two pieces were eaten accompanied by a soundtrack of a lower pitched brass instruments. Pitch/Fork: The Relationship Between Sound And Taste 2013-09-06T15:15:43.060Z
There, brass instruments are strewed about or hang from the walls. Custom Horns and Feeders: The Tuba Fixer 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z
“Shucks!” said the old gentleman, and blew his nose so violently that every one looked involuntarily at one of the brass instruments. The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett 2012-04-26T02:00:17.327Z
A band of music went with each fraternity, and the blare of brass instruments, the torches, the masked faces, make indeed a confused, wearying spectacle. Heroic Spain 2012-03-26T02:00:38.797Z
And almost at the same moment the palace musicians, in dark-blue, red, and gold, wearing short swords, and carrying shining brass instruments, marched into the inclosure. The Near East Dalmatia, Greece and Constantinople 2012-03-26T02:00:38.077Z
The name bombardon is now given to a brass instrument, the lowest of a saxhorns, in tone resembling the ophicleide. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z
Mr. McAlexander, 64, has been repairing trombones and other brass instruments for more than 40 years. Custom Horns and Feeders: The Tuba Fixer 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z
Only once she gives a little start, as the brass instruments blare out suddenly behind her and she turns slightly towards them with an anxious eye. The Devourers 2012-03-16T02:00:23.493Z
A brass instrument is in the Henry Ford Museum, and a wooden instrument is in the collection of Old Sturbridge Village. Early American Scientific Instruments and Their Makers 2012-03-15T02:00:31.610Z
While they were eating two of them, a sombre, low-pitched piece of music played on brass instruments filled the air. Synaesthesia: Smells like Beethoven 2012-02-02T16:03:12Z
Several brass instruments roared out the Marseillaise, and the crowd following the flags of the Allied countries and, unwilling to leave the Square, kept marching about the "Camembert," like moths about a flame. The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z
According to Gl�ck, the brass instruments furnish the music of Hades, in opposition to the harps, which belong to heaven. Stars of the Opera 2011-11-29T03:00:15.563Z
The music ceased, the school children began to sing strongly and charmingly, and this change from brass instruments to girls' voices was striking. The Heritage of the Kurts, Volume I (of 2) 2011-10-21T02:00:20.960Z
Brass′-band, a band or company of musicians who perform on brass instruments; Brass′et, a casque or armour covering for the head: a helmet; Brass′found′er, a maker of articles in brass.—adjs. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z
The party of three wandered toward the band, admiring the scarlet coats of the bandsmen against the dark green of the shrubbery, and their bright brass instruments flaming in the sun. Tiny Luttrell 2011-09-07T02:00:16.757Z
Ladies and servant girls were seen promenading with merry children, whites and blacks mingling indiscriminately, while the Danish military band were producing most shocking strains with their brass instruments. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z
Unaccompanied singing is too apt to sound thin, and if backed up with brass instruments it sounds thinner still. The Red Derelict 2011-07-05T02:00:30.143Z
“I’ve been watching that log since lunch, and she’s doing very badly,” he said, indicating the dial of a brass instrument on the taffrail. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z
The reflection of the glow gilds the gravel, glints from the lace on the uniforms and the brass instruments, and throws golden sparks on the water in the wide basin behind the bandstand. Our Own Set A Novel 2011-03-26T02:00:12.923Z
The ensemble presents an evening of music for brass instruments. Concerts 2010-02-19T05:00:00Z
I made friends by playing cricket and soccer, and learned to play the euphonium, a four-valved brass instrument, and joined the school’s brass band. 2010-01-09T22:59:00Z
The appearance of Robinson, the landlord, and his wife, in gorgeous array, saved the brass instrument players from further banter, for the landlord had to be cheered. The Parson O' Dumford
About the base of this well-lighted monument, it being night, a band of Salvationists were alternately playing upon brass instruments and singing hymns while we were endeavoring to write. Under the Southern Cross or Travels in Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Samoa, and Other Pacific Islands
The play of light on the gold lace of the uniforms and the brass instruments is fast fading away and the sheen of the glossy-leaved evergreens is almost extinct. Our Own Set A Novel 2011-03-26T02:00:12.923Z
Every now and then he would stop blowing to give the brass instrument a shake. Deep Moat Grange
Harsh, discordant music from brass instruments rose upon the air. Glories of Spain
The original corno basso was a brass instrument of narrow bore with the pistons set horizontally. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis"
From their neat wooden boxes were taken two highly polished brass instruments, each of which was provided with a telescope. Campmates A Story of the Plains
By way of illustrating my meaning, I struck a chord or two, and did my worst in imitation of the lovers' cadenza, and more specially of the effect produced by overpowering brass instruments. Fragments of an Autobiography
One might have fancied it was a concert at a great distance; composed of human voices and brass instruments all performing at once. Round the World in Eighty Days
“The long brass instrument,” he said, “out of the case numbered four, in the cabin.” Seven Frozen Sailors
Lee's men had possessed themselves of a complete set of new brass instruments that formed their band. The Falling Flag Evacuation of Richmond, Retreat and Surrender at Appomattox
We have no doubt of the truth of that gentleman's assertion as regards most brass instruments; but he is mistaken in extending it to all. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853)
The frogman held the brass instrument in his free hand. The Wailing Octopus
The members of his company, sticking their bows under the strings of their violins, and unscrewing the mouthpieces of their brass instruments, followed him. Weird Tales. Vol. I
But now they quieted a little, and she was free to watch the dozen or so musicians who came next, mounted, with their brass instruments in hand. The Plow-Woman
At every eighth measure the March melody is interrupted by the muffled chant of the pilgrims, very effectively scored for brass instruments, pianissimo. Music: An Art and a Language
On a signal the national anthem began; the voices of the people joined the brass instruments. The Princess Virginia
For her the dead poet’s voice rose clearly through the clamour of the living; it was like the silver wailing of a violin in a blaring discord of brass instruments. Olive in Italy
"Now came the drums and fifes, and now the blare of the brass instruments, and continuously the singing of the soldiers of 'Die Wacht am goose step, while the good lieges of Brus-Rhein.'" Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, November 25, 1914
With a glorious crash the brass instruments burst out with the tune. Soldiers of the Queen
In the middle of the table lay a large, circular brass instrument Daoud recognized as an astrolabe. The Saracen: Land of the Infidel
After him walked the music, men puffing and blowing into brass instruments, and, like their leader, wearing evening dress and silk hats. Home Life in Germany
His performance on the violin, viola, violoncello, double-bass, clarinet, and also brass instruments, is really surprising. Music and Some Highly Musical People
I listened to the band, just then playing a fine air, and lamented privately to myself that brass instruments should be so much more harmonious than human tempers. Daisy
I had to buy anything, from a submarine or destroyer to brass instruments for 225 bands, and from the largest of guns to carbines and bayonets and officers’ whistles. The Chronicles of a Gay Gordon
Besides the rosary, which is used as with the Roman Catholics, one prayer for each bead, the Lamas have a brass instrument which they twist between the palms of their hands while saying prayers. An Explorer's Adventures in Tibet
Then the procession re-forms, imitating brass instruments as unbroken voices can, and singing a Salvation hymn. A Poor Man's House
There were fourteen or fifteen loud brass instruments, with a side and bass drum and cymbals. Mystic London: or, Phases of occult life in the metropolis
The music was weird and whimsical, as there were neither stringed nor brass instruments. Pharaoh's Broker Being the Very Remarkable Experiences in Another World of Isidor Werner
“We’ll try that march from Forst again,” said the bandmaster; and the men began to turn over the leaves of their music, while others adjusted the cards ready upon their brass instruments. The Queen's Scarlet The Adventures and Misadventures of Sir Richard Frayne
The police unpacked them carefully and then, loaded with drums and brass instruments, went up the road to meet the Wolfe Tone Republicans. Lady Bountiful
Above it all rose the hooting of foghorns and sirens, while the band made its noise too—thump and throb of drums, scream of pipes, and red-hot flare of brass instruments. The Relief of Mafeking How it Was Accomplished by Mahon's Flying Column; with an Account of Some Earlier Episodes in the Boer War of 1899-1900
The lines of men were now breaking up into knots; bows were being loosened, violins put into cases and brass instruments into bags, while laughing and chatting became general. The Music Master Novelized from the Play
At the head of the canoe sat two men, one holding a drum and the other a brass instrument, with which they struck time to direct the rowers. Notable Voyagers From Columbus to Nordenskiold
There is the same fight between the bandsmen—the drum which someone is kicking a hole in, the brass instrument used, placards, flags, and general mêlée. Pickwickian Studies
Drums and brass instruments are not used, the sentiment of the work, in Bach's estimation, not being fitted for them, sweetness and expressiveness of tone rather than power being required. The Standard Oratorios Their Stories, Their Music, And Their Composers
Now the skipper was a worldly man; and Samuel Brown, A.B., when at home, played a brass instrument in the Salvation Army band. Light Freights
For the peculiar noise they had heard upon a former occasion came from a short distance away, deep-toned, soft, and musical, as if a tyro were practising one note upon a great brass instrument. Fire Island Being the Adventures of Uncertain Naturalists in an Unknown Track
But as we came toward the landing, we heard the sound of a band of brass instruments, effectually drowning our feeble efforts, and saw a crowded canoe coming towards us. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 101, March, 1866
Some years ago, we went to a circus, where, during the equestrian performances, some trivial popular airs were played on brass instruments—cornets and trombones—dismally out of tune. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 446 Volume 18, New Series, July 17, 1852
Some psychologists are fascinated by the varieties of mind in living action, others by the dissecting out, whether by logical analysis or by brass instruments, of whatever elementary mental processes may be there. Memories and Studies
Similarly with the German 'Tusch,' a flourish of trumpets and other brass instruments, which may be heard under that name to the present day. Shakespeare and Music With Illustrations from the Music of the 16th and 17th centuries
They came upon a man squinting through a brass instrument set on three legs, directing, with alternate wavings of his outspread hands, certain activities of other men ahead of him. North of Fifty-Three
Others believe the vocal cords act as the lips do in playing a brass instrument. 93But the action of the vocal cords is but the first part of the unscientific controversy. The Head Voice and Other Problems Practical Talks on Singing
There is an intimate success that seems to be of the soul, and there is another, reverberating, resounding, like the clashing of brass instruments beaten together. The Way of Ambition
The pharynx acts as does the expanding tube of brass instruments. Resonance in Singing and Speaking
Suddenly, a mighty roar of thousands of voices, mingled with the blare of brass instruments penetrated into the building from the street. The Mark of the Beast
I listened to the bland, just then playing a fine air, and lamented privately to myself that brass instruments should be so much more harmonious than human tempers. Daisy
Monks began to sing; a great brass instrument grunted lamentably; in the body of the building there was silence. Romance
The forte of the orchestra receives the bulk of its puissance from the brass instruments, which, nevertheless, can give voice to an extensive gamut of sentiments and feelings. How to Listen to Music, 7th ed. Hints and Suggestions to Untaught Lovers of the Art
For instance, she would take the martial song for a bass voice, "Non piu Andrai," in "Figaro," and overpower by the force and volume of her organ all the brass instruments of the orchestra. Great Singers, First Series Faustina Bordoni To Henrietta Sontag
When the musicians with their shining brass instruments were about to make their way inconspicuously below deck, the passengers detained them, and in the twinkling of an eye, a large collection was taken up. Atlantis
Here, there are sounds mingled together of all varieties of pitch, loudness, and quality; stringed instruments, wood instruments, brass instruments, and voices, of many different kinds. General Science
But the impression of the orchestra was entirely different and I listened with delight to a passage played by a quartet, when, suddenly, came a blast from the brass instruments—the trumpets, trombones and cymbals. Musical Memories
Far-away and strangely mysterious tones are got out of the brass instruments, chiefly the cornet and horn, by almost wholly closing the bell. How to Listen to Music, 7th ed. Hints and Suggestions to Untaught Lovers of the Art
He paused and relit his cigarette, and the maddening music of brass instruments and brazen creatures, which his story had shut out, crashed again upon my ears. The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes
All the brass instruments of the Middle Ages seem to have been very short, therefore high in pitch. Critical and Historical Essays Lectures delivered at Columbia University
They would be sure to demand the shutting up of all the theatres, and the destruction of the brass instruments. Macleod of Dare
The band had laid aside their brass instruments, and organized as an orchestra, stationed in a sort of recess in the forward part of the cabin. Across India Or, Live Boys in the Far East
The French horn is the most important brass instrument in modern music. Scientific American Supplement No. 819, September 12, 1891
It is also said that in the original scores the brass instruments frequently have no place, as he wrote the parts continually on separate bits of paper, trusting to his memory for the score. The Standard Operas (12th edition) Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers
A military band, only just arrived from Fiume, with glittering brass instruments, sauntered by to the bandstand—they began playing. The Darling and Other Stories
I have carefully revised all the instrumental parts, but those of the brass instruments only partially, though I believe they are tolerably correct. Beethoven's Letters 1790-1826, Volume 2
But because of the brass instruments let loose, people only see him open his mouth, and Monsieur Mielvaque dances with delight. Light
Wagner, who has made several important innovations in writing for bass brass instruments, requires an octave bass trombone in B flat; an octave lower than the tenor one, in the "Nibelungen." Scientific American Supplement No. 819, September 12, 1891
We had an orchestra of stringed and brass instruments, in which May played the flute, Ada the piano and organ, Ida second violin, while all our four girls sang solos, duets, trios, and quartettes. The Gentleman from Everywhere
Are you aware that brass instrument players are habitually sweated in orchestras and bands?—It depends on what you mean. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, May 14, 1919
The brass instruments were tarnished; the musicians had all sorts of paper packages tied to their knapsacks. Over There War Scenes on the Western Front
Further, he was becoming deaf, and the result was that the loud brass instruments were allowed to become too blatant and obtrusive. A Tale of One City: the New Birmingham Papers Reprinted from the "Midland Counties Herald"
But the distinctive feature of this, as of nearly all brass instruments since the invention of valves, tends to a compromise instrument, which owes its origin to the bugle. Scientific American Supplement No. 819, September 12, 1891
Their faces were round and red as suns, their eyes popping, for they had been blowing on their brass instruments since dawn. The Underdogs, a Story of the Mexican Revolution
The murmur soon became more distinct; it now seemed like a distant concert of human voices accompanied by brass instruments. Around the World in 80 Days
This is the latest manifestation of the Women's Rights movement, brass instruments having hitherto been played exclusively by masculine lips and lungs. Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 04, April 23, 1870
I heard the drums and soft brass instruments, Led by the silver cornets clear and high— Whose sounds turned playing children into stones. Foliage
There are many varieties now of these brass instruments, nearer particulars of which may be found in Gevaert, and other eminent musicians' works on instrumentation. Scientific American Supplement No. 819, September 12, 1891
"What the hell is that noise?" he asked in surprise as he heard string and brass instruments tuning up in the patio. The Underdogs, a Story of the Mexican Revolution
To facilitate the reading of his astounding score, he wrote it in three kinds of ink—red for strings, green for the wood-wind, and black for the brass instruments. Youth: Its Education, Regimen, and Hygiene
I was not left in ignorance very long, for the most infernal noise of brass instruments, drums, trumpets, and, I should think, saucepans, drew me to the window. My Double Life The Memoirs of Sarah Bernhardt
It was simply a brass instrument in the shape of a fly, and the only use to which it could be put was to fasten work to a table. The Secrets of the Great City
The manufacture of brass instruments is a distinct craft, although some of the processes are similar to those used by silversmiths, coppersmiths, and braziers. Scientific American Supplement No. 819, September 12, 1891
The blare of brass instruments came from the big circus tent, round which was lingering every small boy of Cunjee who could not gain admission. A Little Bush Maid
Then there was the performance itself, the brass instruments close to the ear, and then the singers who tried with all their might to drown their blatant blare in a roar of noise. Shallow Soil
Gallery; lessons on the transposition frame, and on geometry from the brass instrument. The Infant System For Developing the Intellectual and Moral Powers of all Children, from One to Seven years of Age
He saw a lot of people dressed in black and red—sitting upon a wooded hill, playing on guitars and brass instruments. The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
There were wreaths and uniforms, a member of the Institute with his sword between his legs, and brass instruments braying out an heroic lamentation. Clerambault The Story of an Independent Spirit During the War
Then there was a distant sound of music, the music of the amateur band of the town, the sonorous strains of whose brass instruments were borne to her at intervals on the breeze. Doctor Pascal
And when the multitude sang, so lustily, so willingly, so bravely, pouring forth with the brass instruments a volume of tone enormous and majestic, she had a tightness of the throat that was excrutiating. Hilda Lessways
By using the brass instruments pianissimo, for color instead of for loudness, he opened a path in which later masters, including Wagner, eagerly followed him. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 14 The New Era; A Supplementary Volume, by Recent Writers, as Set Forth in the Preface and Table of Contents
He is a proficient in the use of brass instruments, the Mohawk Brass Band always taking high rank at band competitions. A Treatise on the Six-Nation Indians
Devices made familiar by the symphonic poems are introduced with increased effect, such as the muting of the entire army of brass instruments. Chapters of Opera Being historical and critical observations and records concerning the lyric drama in New York from its earliest days down to the present time
This he had effected by an artistic work in counterpoint, so arranged that from the first eight beats of his original melody the brass instruments simultaneously played the Anglo-Saxon popular air. My Life — Volume 1
I must also mention the worthy Herr Bar, a cornet-player, whom I appointed leader of the brass instruments, as be exercised a great influence on that part of the orchestra. My Life — Volume 2
He drew from his pocket a little shiny brass instrument in a lead case, which looked like an abbreviated microscope. The War Terror
The Greeks lack the piano, the organ, the elaborate brass instruments of a later day. A Day in Old Athens; a Picture of Athenian Life
In a quiet bystreet a German band of five players in faded uniforms and with battered brass instruments was playing to an audience of street arabs and leisurely messenger boys. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
I employed black ink for the brass instruments alone, the strings were to have red and the wind green ink. My Life — Volume 1
A very necessary feature in the ice-palace was the large stove for thawing the brass instruments of the band. The Days Before Yesterday
And then a regimental band—with its brass instruments. The Great Hunger
A fanfare of brass instruments followed, lustily blown by twelve young men in motley coats of green, and tall, peaked hats adorned with feathers. The Elusive Pimpernel
It now seemed like a distant concert of human voices accompanied by brass instruments. Around the World in 80 Days Junior Edition
By a learned elaboration, which Capraja could explain to you, this appeal to heaven is accompanied by brass instruments only; it is that which gives it such a solemn, religious cast. Massimilla Doni
A moment's consideration will show that in the intense cold of a Canadian winter, the moisture that accumulates in a brass instrument would freeze solid, rendering the instrument useless. The Days Before Yesterday
No asking your way of the sun, when you are lost, with a little brass instrument and a morsel of pencil and paper. Miss or Mrs?
The bells ring gaily in the little town of Brieg, and flags are stretched across the street, and rifle shots are heard, and sounding music from brass instruments No Thoroughfare
Most of the players of brass instruments had evidently been in regimental bands during the war, and still retained their khaki-green tunics with a very mixed collection of trousers and breeches. Russia in 1919
At a distance of thirty paces the brass instruments of the orchestra were inaudible. Four Short Stories By Emile Zola
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