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- Tenor horn (3923 bytes)
1: ...embles. In the [[US]] and [[Germany]] the name '''tenor horn''' is identical with [[baritone horn]].
3: ==Description==
5: ...of the valves and the other looping below the valves.
9: ...r and the notes at the bottom of its range sound less mellow.
11: ...ently forcing air out. The mouthpiece should be pressed gently against the lips and the rim of the mou...
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- Bagpipes (20858 bytes)
3: ...plural, although pipers most commonly talk of "pipes" and "the bagpipe".
6: ...ight|thumb|A set of Scottish Great Highland bagpipes.<br>
11: 5) Tenor drones<br>
16: ...sually consists of leather, but in more recent times many other materials, such as [[rubber]] and [[Go...
18: ...rical bores for the Musette and Scottish Small Pipes). In general, chanters with a cylindrical bore w... - Maria Callas (4931 bytes)
3: ..., such as [[Gaspare Spontini|Spontini]]'s ''[[La Vestale]]'' to late [[Verdi]] and the [[verismo]] ope...
5: ... student and in secondary roles, she made her professional debut at the [[Athens Opera]] on [[July 4]]...
7: ...higher register that wobbled uncontrollably at times.
9: ...was a disaster due to Callas's almost-completely destroyed voice.
11: ...|Jacqueline Kennedy]], widow of assassinated US president [[John F. Kennedy]]. - Sofia Gubaidulina (8325 bytes)
3: ...in 1954. In [[Moscow]] she undertook further studies at the Conservatory with Nikolay Peyko until 1959...
5: ...s in [[Soviet]] Russia, her music was labeled "irresponsible" for its exploration of alternate [[music...
7: ...roup with fellow composers Victor Suslin and Vyacheslav Artyomov.
11: ... on the death and resurrection of Christ, her largest work to date.
15: ...he legato of life. Life divides man into many pieces...There is no weightier occupation than the recom... - Engraving (3556 bytes)
1: ...d, flat surface, by cutting grooves into it. The result may be a decorative object in itself, as when ...
4: ==The engraving process==
5: ...d diamond-shaped and used for cutting straight lines. Other tools such as mezzotint rockers, roulets ...
11: ...ther items were produced by [[chasing]] or sometimes a combination of [[lost-wax casting]] and chasing...
13: ...ys been used as a method of original artistic expression. - Bassoon (11661 bytes)
2: ...rly the [[dulcian]], the bassoon is a part of orchestral, concert band, and chamber music literature. ...
6: ...t the end. However, there were only six finger-holes and two keys.
8: ...[Henry Purcell]]'s call for a "bassoon" in ''Dioclesian'' (1690) referring to the wooden double reed, ...
10: ...ased sophistication both in manufacturing techniques and acoustical knowledge made possible great impr...
14: ...=red>(2)</font>, a crooked metal tube which attaches wing joint to reed <font color=red>(1)</font> ({{... - Contrabassoon (3761 bytes)
1: ...o its smaller cousin, with a few notable differences:
5: ...r than a seat strap. Additional support is sometimes given by a strap around the player's neck. A wide...
6: ...required in playing, and the instrument does not respond as quickly.
8: ...trument comes in one piece (plus [[bocal]]); it does not disassemble.
11: ...completely obscured in the volume of the full orchestra. - Cor anglais (2674 bytes)
1: ...a soprano in C, then the "cor anglais" would be a tenor oboe in F (that is, a [[transposing instrument]])...
7: ...of maintaining a correct [[embouchure]]. One professional player has compared playing the instrument ...
13: ...untries; "English horn" is used in the United States.
15: Despite its name, the instrument is not thought to be...
20: ... expressive, melancholic solos in [[orchestra|orchestral]] works, particularly slow movements. - Oboe (5230 bytes)
3: ...chure]] and air-pressure allows the player to express a huge range of emotions and moods.
9: ...tering the scrape of the reed itself. Subtle changes in pitch are also possible by adjusting the [[emb...
13: ...ether with the flute/recorder it is one of the oldest [[woodwind]] instruments.
15: ...e_oboe.jpg|right|thumbnail|60px|Baroque Oboe, Stanesby Copy]]
17: ...d are the German [[Denner]] and the English [[Stanesby]]. The range for the Baroque oboe extends from... - Recorder (12954 bytes)
1: ...re". This is similar to the functioning of the ancestors of the recorder, early folk [[whistle]]s.
3: ...ecorders in f' connected together by leather flanges: one instrument was voiced to play softly, the ot...
5: ...imilarly easy -- like other instruments, it requires talent and study to play it at an advanced level.
7: ...groups such as [[the Beatles]], [[the Rolling Stones]], [[Jimi Hendrix]]. Prominent jazz musician [[Ke...
9: ... alto in F (in Britain also known as the treble), tenor in C and basset in F (in Britain known as the bas... - Saxophone (14311 bytes)
1: ...xophone, for example, can play lower notes than a tenor saxophone, and an [[octave]] lower than an [[Alto...
3: ..., but it was originally intended as both an [[orchestra]]l and [[military band]] instrument.
7: ...ng time it was relegated to military bands--this despite his great friendship with the influential Par...
9: ... his desires both tonally and technically and possessed a new level of flexibility. This would explai...
14: ...ommon than curved ones, and straight alto saxophones exist, though rare. There is some debate amongst... - Alto saxophone (1789 bytes)
2: ... soprano through baritone are commonly used. The less tubing an instrument has, the higher the instrum...
4: ...ost notes (the altissimo register), however, are less-frequently mastered.
8: ...y and is used commonly in concert, jazz, funk, blues, pop, and rock music.
10: ...amaha, Yanagisawa, and Jupiter. New alto saxophones range greatly in price from hundreds of dollars t... - Brass instrument (5234 bytes)
1: ...literally meaning "lip-vibrated instruments" (Baines, 1993).
3: ... actually made of brass. Thus, as exceptional cases one finds brass instruments made of wood, like th...
6: (not necessarily made from brass)
28: * [[Tenor Horn]]
37: ==Families of brass instruments== - Baritone horn (1537 bytes)
1: ...s. It has a forceful tone, as if sounding like a tenor [[trumpet]].
3: ...like the soprano range Bb [[flugelhorn]] and Eb [[tenor horn]] (alto horn in the US). In the UK the barit...
5: ...e-valve euphoniums being mistakenly called baritones and four-valve instruments being seen as euphoniu... - Cornett (5160 bytes)
2: ...t are now called [[alta capella]]s or wind ensembles. It is not to be confused with the [[cornet]].
6: ...r holes, and her right hand, playing the lower holes, can more comfortably reach their proper location...
8: ...stem of [[musical instrument classification]] places it alongside instruments such as the [[trumpet]].
10: ...ruments--may use a much larger mouthpiece, sometimes a trumpet mouthpiece ground down on a [[lathe]] s...
14: ...einrich Sch?also used the instrument extensively, especially in his earlier work; he had studied in Ve... - Euphonium (3735 bytes)
5: ...ny people not familiar with the instrument sometimes incorrectly call it a tuba. A person who plays eu...
8: ...ugh the euphonium plays in the same range of pitches as the [[trombone]] (with a cylidrical bore), it ...
10: ... ranges and allow the player to play in those ranges using more conventional fingerings.
12: ...t of favor after that. No current manufacturer makes a double-bell euphonium.
14: ...Planets|Planets Suite]]). The name "euphonium" comes from the [[Greek language|Greek]] word "euphonion... - Sackbut (3802 bytes)
1: ...ent from its modern counterpart. Increasing interest in [[authentic performance]] in recent years has...
4: ...rgan]]. Compared to a modern tenor trombone, the tenor sackbut has a considerably smaller [[bore]], and ...
7: ...r Eb (quint). The basses, due to their longer slides, have a hinged handle on the slide stay, which is...
10: ...466. Other period sources describe an alto in D, tenor in A, and bass in D; some groups are beginning to...
13: ...playing and facilitates effective shaping of phrases. - Tenor horn (3923 bytes)
1: ...embles. In the [[US]] and [[Germany]] the name '''tenor horn''' is identical with [[baritone horn]].
3: ==Description==
5: ...of the valves and the other looping below the valves.
9: ...r and the notes at the bottom of its range sound less mellow.
11: ...ently forcing air out. The mouthpiece should be pressed gently against the lips and the rim of the mou... - Trombone (15819 bytes)
6: ...ombone is referred to by its name in other languages, e.g. ''posaune'', ''basun'', ''tromba spezzata''...
9: ...ween .470" (small bore) and .547" (large or ''orchestral'' bore) after the lead pipe and through the h...
12: ...e instrument, commonly used in early music ensembles.
14: ...mbles / concert bands]], [[Orchestra|symphony orchestra]]s, [[marching band]]s, [[Military band]]s, [[...
16: Trombones are also common in [[swing (genre)|swing]], [[jaz... - Trumpet (13239 bytes)
1: ...umpeter performing with the United States Air Forces in Europe Band]]
2: The '''trumpet''' is the highest [[brass instrument]] in register, above the [[tu...
6: ..., lowering the pitch of the instrument. Three valves make the trumpet fully [[chromatic]], allowing th...
8: ...ng of extremely high register passages. Mouthpieces also vary with regard to rim diameter and shape.
11: ...umpet now used by [[original instruments]] ensembles, the [[cornett]] or ''cornetto'' (not to be confu... - Tuba (3116 bytes)
1: ... most recent additions to the modern symphony orchestra, first appearing in the mid-[[19th century]], ...
3: There is usually only one tuba in an orchestra, and is used as the bass of the brass section,...
9: ...r instance they are referred to as Eb and BBb basses, there being two of each.
13: Tubas are found in various pitches, most commonly in F, Eb, C, or Bb.
15: ...rabass tuba. The "French tuba" corresponds to the tenor tuba, but is pitched in C.
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