Saturday, May 5, 2012

Why Bach brass dominates. (wind instruments by Selmer Co.) (School Music Market): An article from: Music Trades

Why Bach brass dominates. (wind instruments by Selmer Co.) (School Music Market): An article from: Music Trades Review



This digital document is an article from Music Trades, published by Music Trades Corp. on September 1, 1994. The length of the article is 2828 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Why Bach brass dominates. (wind instruments by Selmer Co.) (School Music Market)
Publication:Music Trades (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 1, 1994
Publisher: Music Trades Corp.
Volume: v142 Issue: n8 Page: p72(6)

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Friday, April 27, 2012

Getzen to distribute Canadian Brass worldwide. (Getzen Company Inc.; musical instruments): An article from: Music Trades

Getzen to distribute Canadian Brass worldwide. (Getzen Company Inc.; musical instruments): An article from: Music Trades Review



This digital document is an article from Music Trades, published by Music Trades Corp. on April 1, 1995. The length of the article is 496 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

Citation Details
Title: Getzen to distribute Canadian Brass worldwide. (Getzen Company Inc.; musical instruments)
Publication:Music Trades (Magazine/Journal)
Date: April 1, 1995
Publisher: Music Trades Corp.
Volume: v143 Issue: n3 Page: p53(1)

Distributed by Thomson Gale


Thursday, April 19, 2012

Brass & Glass: Scientific Instrument Making Workshops in Scotland As Illustrated by Instruments from the Arthur Frank Collection at the Royal Museum

Brass & Glass: Scientific Instrument Making Workshops in Scotland As Illustrated by Instruments from the Arthur Frank Collection at the Royal Museum Review



A survey of scientific instrument making by the ingenious Scots in workshops throughout their country. Distributed by Woostocker Books.


Tuesday, April 17, 2012

The Canadian Brass Wedding Essentials - Horn in F: 12 Intermediate Pieces for Brass Quintet

The Canadian Brass Wedding Essentials - Horn in F: 12 Intermediate Pieces for Brass Quintet Review



The Canadian Brass Wedding Essentials - Horn in F: 12 Intermediate Pieces for Brass Quintet Feature

  • Published by Canadian Brass 15 Pages
  • Horn in F
  • Artist: The Canadian Brass
The Canadian Brass - the phenomenally successful, globe-trotting brass quintet that plays to audiences of thousands well over 100 times a year and is the bestselling classical crossover group in recorded history - doesn't exactly play weddings! However, there is excellent music for wedding services from their repertoire, collected from their extensive educational publications for brass quintet. Contents: Air from Water Music (Handel), Air on the G String (Bach), Bridal Chorus (Wagner), Canon (Pachelbel), Fanfare from Orfeo (Monteverdi), Largo from Xerxes (Handel), Prayer from Hansel and Gretel (Humperdinck), Rondeau (Mouret), Trumpet Tune and Ayre (Purcell), Trumpet Voluntary (Clarke), Trumpet Voluntary (Purcell), Wedding March (Mendelssohn).


Saturday, April 14, 2012

Jim Parker: A Londoner In New York (Part 2) - Score/Parts (Just Brass No.58)

Jim Parker: A Londoner In New York (Part 2) - Score/Parts (Just Brass No.58) Review



This was written in 1983 for a commission from Philip Jones for his Brass Ensemble. Central Park and Radio City are the last two in a suite of five pieces.


Sunday, March 25, 2012

Musical Instruments: Woodwind and Brass Hb (Musical Instruments of the World)

Musical Instruments: Woodwind and Brass Hb (Musical Instruments of the World) Review



Including a wide range of musical instruments from all around the world, this book on woodwind and brass instruments shows illustrations of 19 instruments, such as the trumpet, saxophone, pungi from India and Sheng from China, with key parts labelled. Alongside each is a short, simple description of the instrument and its history or cultural origin. Photographs are used throughout to demonstrate how the instrument is played and how it reflects the culture or the origins of some of the instruments.


Wednesday, March 21, 2012

A Devil to Play: One Man's Year-Long Quest to Master the Orchestra's Most Difficult Instrument

A Devil to Play: One Man's Year-Long Quest to Master the Orchestra's Most Difficult Instrument Review



In the days before his fortieth birthday, London-based journalist Jasper Rees traded his pen for a French horn that had been gathering dust in the attic for more than twenty-two years and, on a lark, played it at the annual festival of the British Horn Society. Despite an embarrassingly poor performance, the experience inspired Rees to embark on a daunting, bizarre, and ultimately winning journey: to return to the festival in one year's time and play a Mozart concerto—solo—to a large paying audience.

A Devil to Play is the true story of an unlikely midlife crisis spent conquering eighteen feet of wrapped brass tubing widely regarded as the most difficult instrument in the world to master—an endearing, inspiring tale of perseverance and achievement, relayed masterfully, one side-splittingly off-key note at a time.


Thursday, March 15, 2012

Team Brass: French Horn

Team Brass: French Horn Review



The Team Series is suitable for use with both individuals or as a group tutor encouraging students to try ensemble playing from the very early stages. Team Brass is a flexible and adaptable course ideal for beginner brass players and can be tailored to suit the specific needs of each student. Each piece is carefully graded to ensure a logical progression at a sensible pace and students are introduced to a wide variety of musical styles throughout the book. Imaginative piano accompaniments have been provided to add variety in performance.


Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Brass (Soundbites S.)

Brass (Soundbites S.) Review



Soundbites has been produced to help children develop a greater understanding of the orchestra and its sections, instruments and the sounds made by the instruments. The series also provides information on how these instruments and sounds are used outside the orchestral context. Each book explains: - the place of the instruments within the orchestra - how the sounds are produced - how the instruments work and the sounds they make - the history and development of the instruments


Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Everything You Should Know About Musical Instruments but Don't Have Time to Learn

Everything You Should Know About Musical Instruments but Don't Have Time to Learn Review



A must read handbook for anyone interested in how musical instruments work. Through a series of reader-friendly presentations and graphics, the author simplifies the understanding of the design, construction and acoustical systems of the woodwind, brass and non-fretted string instrument families. Over 100 illustrations and numerous appendices give the reader the freedom to find information easily and quickly in this soft cover, 134 page book. The format makes it easy to read from cover to cover, or, to find one fact relevant to a particular instrument. All chapters are short and to the point, new terms are italicized, and diagrams of the instrument parts under discussion are presented when applicable, simplifying the reader search for information.


Saturday, March 10, 2012

Instrument Repair for the Music Teacher

Instrument Repair for the Music Teacher Review



Instrument Repair for the Music Teacher Feature

  • A Practical Guide To Instrument Repair
  • Features The Repairs That Challenge Music Teachers
  • Textbook Format
  • 160 Pages
A practical and comprehensive text on instrument repairs that commonly challenge the music teacher.


Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Trios for Brass (Bass Clef Instruments: Intermediate)

Trios for Brass (Bass Clef Instruments: Intermediate) Review



Trios for Brass (Bass Clef Instruments: Intermediate) Feature

  • Book Pages: 16
  • Arr. John Marcellus
  • Format Book
Each volume of these trios is published in two books, one in treble (G) Clef and one in bass (F) clef. While each Volume can be played by any mix of instruments built in the same key, the two volumes are compatible when instruments using the treble clef book are B-flat instruments, such as trumpets, cornets, or baritone, treble clef. Contains: Chorale (Praetorius)
* Do Do Sol La Mi Fa Do (Cherubini)
* The Heavens (Beethoven)
* March (Handel)
* Motet (Nanini)
* Sonata No. 1 (Speer)
* Song of the Night (Beethoven)
* Trio Sonata (Rossi).


Saturday, March 3, 2012

Brass Instruments (Music Makers)

Brass Instruments (Music Makers) Review



Brief introduction to various types of brass instruments, what they are made of, what they sound like, and how they are played.


Thursday, March 1, 2012

The 2009-2014 World Outlook for Non-Electronic Cornets, French Horns, Trombones, Trumpets, Tubas, and Other Brass Wind Musical Instruments

The 2009-2014 World Outlook for Non-Electronic Cornets, French Horns, Trombones, Trumpets, Tubas, and Other Brass Wind Musical Instruments Review



This econometric study covers the world outlook for non-electronic cornets, French horns, trombones, trumpets, tubas, and other brass wind musical instruments across more than 200 countries. For each year reported, estimates are given for the latent demand, or potential industry earnings (P.I.E.), for the country in question (in millions of U.S. dollars), the percent share the country is of the region and of the globe. These comparative benchmarks allow the reader to quickly gauge a country vis-à-vis others. Using econometric models which project fundamental economic dynamics within each country and across countries, latent demand estimates are created. This report does not discuss the specific players in the market serving the latent demand, nor specific details at the product level. The study also does not consider short-term cyclicalities that might affect realized sales. The study, therefore, is strategic in nature, taking an aggregate and long-run view, irrespective of the players or products involved. This study does not report actual sales data (which are simply unavailable, in a comparable or consistent manner in virtually all of the 230 countries of the world). This study gives, however, my estimates for the worldwide latent demand, or the P.I.E., for non-electronic cornets, French horns, trombones, trumpets, tubas, and other brass wind musical instruments. It also shows how the P.I.E. is divided across the world's regional and national markets. For each country, I also show my estimates of how the P.I.E. grows over time (positive or negative growth). In order to make these estimates, a multi-stage methodology was employed that is often taught in courses on international strategic planning at graduate schools of business.


Sunday, February 26, 2012

Which Musical Instrument?

Which Musical Instrument? Review



In this children's guide to musical instruments, you and your child will follow along with Jerod and Mr. Melody as they tour a music store, exploring the qualities and quirks of instruments ranging from the triangle to the trombone, the guitar to the glockenspiel.It's all explained in clear child-friendly terms that take the mystery out of the magical world of music.


Friday, February 24, 2012

Congestion Charge (Score & Parts) (Faber Edition: Faber Brass Band Series)

Congestion Charge (Score & Parts) (Faber Edition: Faber Brass Band Series) Review



As with all modern cities, London is overcrowded with motor vehicles. London is the first major city in Europe to adopt a 'Congestion Charge', and this piece (with its stop and go traffic lights) is both racy and comical. Here are Londoners attempting to go about their business in the face of overwhelming odds...

This piece is the final movement of Nigel Hess' New London Pictures which represents elements of London in the 21st Century.


Thursday, February 23, 2012

Elegy (Score) (Faber Brass Band Series)

Elegy (Score) (Faber Brass Band Series) Review



The formal shape of Hesketh's Elegy for brass band and percussion is built on mounting intensification of melodic lines as each section follows from another, with varying colors and intensity. It was prepared for the UK's Royal Northern College of Music Festival of Brass 2009, where the premiere was given by the Desford Colliery Band, conducted by Russell Gray.