brass family
Trumpets and trombones
The brass family comprises musical instruments that produce sound through lip vibration into a cup-shaped mouthpiece: trumpets, trombones, French horns, tubas, and their relatives.
The name comes from the metal traditionally used to make them, though the defining feature is the method of sound production, not the material.
The brass family carries the fanfares in orchestral works.
- trumpetValved brass wind instrument
- orchestral musicMusic for full ensemble
- tromboneSlide-operated brass instrument
- tubaLowest brass instrument
- embouchureWind player's mouth position
French horn · breath control · sousaphone · baritone horn · circular breathing · bugle · jazz ensembles · big band · euphonium · cornet · marching bands · flugelhorn · military bands · film scores · high notes · resonance · concert bands · pep band
brass familywoodwind family
Instruments played by blowing
strings · woodwinds · string section · woodwind section · bowed strings
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