The Cambridge Companion to Brass Instruments

by Trevor Herbert (Editor), John Wallace (Editor)

Overview

This Companion covers many diverse aspects of brass instruments and in such detail. It provides an overview of the history of brass instruments, and their technical and musical development. Although the greatest part of the volume is devoted to the western art music tradition, with chapters covering topics from the medieval to the contemporary periods, there are important contributions on the ancient world, non-western music, vernacular and popular traditions and the rise of jazz. Despite the breadth of its narrative, the book is rich in detail, with an extensive glossary and bibliography. 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 on brass instruments.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781139815611
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	10/13/1997
Series:	Cambridge Companions to Music
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	6 MB

Table of Contents

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.

Editorial Reviews

"...a noteworthy addition to the literature." K.R. Dietrich, Choice

"...the Cambridge Companion contains a very broad survey of the field of brass instruments, with contributions from some of the finest scholars and performers on brass instruments from the United Kingdom and America. This volume is an excellent resource for anyone with minimal knowledge of music....the articles themselves provide balanced views of the subjects at hand. All of the articles are topnotch, with several special highlights....an extremely useful and engaging book. The editors and authors alike are to be congratulated for the balanced scholarship and user-friendly language they have created. This book is valuable to brass enthusiasts of all persuasions." Jeffrey Snedeker, Historic Brass Society Journal

"The Cambridge Companion to Brass Instruments is a strong volume and would be a valuable addition to any library on instruments." John Q. Ericson, Journal of the American Musical Instruments Society

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