The Cambridge Companion to Brass Instruments

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The Cambridge Companion to Brass Instruments provides an overview of the history of brass instruments, and their technical and musical development. Much of the volume is devoted to the way brass instruments have been used in classical music, but there are also important contributions on the ancient world, non-Western music, vernacular and popular traditions and the rise of jazz. The editors are two of the most respected names in the world of brass performance and scholarship, and the list of contributors includes the names of many of the world's most prestigious scholars and performers. List of illustrations Notes on the contributors Preface Acknowledgements Nomenclatures Introduction Trevor Herbert and John Wallace 1. Lip-vibrated instruments of the ancient and non-western world Margaret Sarkissian 2. How brass instruments work Arnold Myers 3. Design, technology and manufacture before 1800 Robert Barclay 4. Brass instruments in art music in the Middle Ages Keith Polk 5. The cornett Bruce Dickey 6. 'Sackbut': the early trombone Trevor Herbert 7. The trumpet before 1800 Edward H. Tarr 8. The horn in the Baroque and Classical periods Thomas Hiebert 9. Design, technology and manufacture since 1800 Arnold Myers 10. Keyed brass Ralph T. Dudgeon 11. The low brass Clifford Bevan 12. Brass in the modern orchestra Simon Wills 13. Brass bands and other vernacular brass traditions Trevor Herbert 14. Playing, learning and teaching brass Ralph T. Dudgeon, Phillip Eastop, Trevor Herbert and John Wallace 15. The post-classical horn Robert Evans 16. Jazz, improvisation and brass Roger T. Dean 17. Brass solo and chamber music from 1800 John Wallace 18. Frontiers or byways? Brass instruments in avant-garde music Simon Wills Glossary Notes Select bibliography Index.