Characterization and taxonomy of historic brass musical instruments from an acoustical standpoint

Characterization and taxonomy of historic brass musical instruments from an acoustical standpoint

The conceptual bases of existing classification schemes for brasswind are examined. The requirements of a taxonomy relating to the character of brass musical instruments as experienced by players and listeners are discussed. Various directly and indirectly measurable physical parameters are defined....

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Main Author: Myers, Arnold
Published: University of Edinburgh 1998
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spelling ndltd-bl.uk-oai-ethos.bl.uk-5617362015-03-20T04:40:56ZCharacterization and taxonomy of historic brass musical instruments from an acoustical standpointMyers, Arnold1998The conceptual bases of existing classification schemes for brasswind are examined. The requirements of a taxonomy relating to the character of brass musical instruments as experienced by players and listeners are discussed. Various directly and indirectly measurable physical parameters are defined. The utility of these parameters in classification is assessed in a number of case studies on instruments in museums and collections. The evolution of instrument design since 1750 in terms of these characterization criteria is outlined.780musicUniversity of Edinburghhttp://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.561736http://hdl.handle.net/1842/1824Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
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Myers, Arnold
Characterization and taxonomy of historic brass musical instruments from an acoustical standpoint
description The conceptual bases of existing classification schemes for brasswind are examined. The requirements of a taxonomy relating to the character of brass musical instruments as experienced by players and listeners are discussed. Various directly and indirectly measurable physical parameters are defined. The utility of these parameters in classification is assessed in a number of case studies on instruments in museums and collections. The evolution of instrument design since 1750 in terms of these characterization criteria is outlined.
author Myers, Arnold
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title Characterization and taxonomy of historic brass musical instruments from an acoustical standpoint
title_short Characterization and taxonomy of historic brass musical instruments from an acoustical standpoint
title_full Characterization and taxonomy of historic brass musical instruments from an acoustical standpoint
title_fullStr Characterization and taxonomy of historic brass musical instruments from an acoustical standpoint
title_full_unstemmed Characterization and taxonomy of historic brass musical instruments from an acoustical standpoint
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publisher University of Edinburgh
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