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What is a brass instrument - English horn or piccolo flute or French horn?
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∙ 9y ago
Yes, the hunting horn is a brass instrument.
Melvin Sipes
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∙ 9y agoA French horn is a brass instrument, which is an instrument that produces sound by sympathetic vibration of air in a tubular resonator in sympathy with with the vibration of the player's lips.
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∙ 11y agoNo. The English Horn is a part of the woodwind family.
Confusingly there is an Eb tenor horn which is part of the brass family which is known as the English horn (As opposed to the French Horn I guess).
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Which brass instrument plays the highest?
Trumpet
Which brass instrument is considered a smaller version of the trumpet?
There are other types of trumpets thata are smaller than a bflat trumpet. Such as, the piccolo trumpet, the pocket trumpet, and other smaller things like these.
What is the highest pitched instrument in a brass family?
There are many brass instruments smaller than a tuba, because the tuba is the largest of the brass instruments. The instruments smaller than it in order from largest to smallest are: Baritone Horn, Euphonium, Trombone, Trumpet, Cornet, Piccolo Trumpet.
What smallest brass instrument in an orchestra?
Trumpet and piccolo trumpet (smaller, but less common) are the smallest brass instruments.
Is the piccolo the smallest instrument in the orchestra?
No, a piccolo is a wind instrument. It is very similar to a flute.
Which brass instrument plays the highest?
Trumpet
Which brass instrument is considered a smaller version of the trumpet?
There are other types of trumpets thata are smaller than a bflat trumpet. Such as, the piccolo trumpet, the pocket trumpet, and other smaller things like these.
What is the highest pitched instrument in a brass family?
There are many brass instruments smaller than a tuba, because the tuba is the largest of the brass instruments. The instruments smaller than it in order from largest to smallest are: Baritone Horn, Euphonium, Trombone, Trumpet, Cornet, Piccolo Trumpet.
What smallest brass instrument in an orchestra?
Trumpet and piccolo trumpet (smaller, but less common) are the smallest brass instruments.
What is the highest pitch brass?
The highest pitched brass instrument is the Piccolo Trumpet. The next highest would be the soprano cornet and the soprano trumpet.
Is the piccolo the smallest instrument in the orchestra?
No, a piccolo is a wind instrument. It is very similar to a flute.
Why are the instruments trombone English horn trumpet tuba and French horn in the brass family?
The English horn is not a member of the brass family. It is a reed instrument pitched in F and is played by an oboist. Trombones, trumpets, tubas, and french horns are in the brass family because they are made of brass and played with a mouthpiece, not a reed.
What French instrument belongs to the brass section of an orchestra?
French horn
Which instrument of the woodwind quintet is usually considered a brass instrument?
The French horn.
Is a tuba a woodwind instrument?
It's a Brass instrument. Woodwinds are normally made of wood or have a reed or embrochure hole. [Woodwinds: Flute[Al harmonies too],Piccolo, Oboe/Eng. Horn, Bassoon/Contrabassoon,All Clarinets and Saxophones [They are made of Brass, but use a reed]]. Brass instruments don't have reeds, but have mouthpieces and have valves or slides. Made of Brass,Silver/Nickel and/or Copper. [Brass: Tuba,Trombone,Trumpet/Cornet,French Horn]
What is the most popular brass instrument to play in the world today?
the most popular brass instrument is the french horn. I also play it :)
Which brass intrument was originally used for hunting?
The French horn. Though a brass instrument it most often sits with the woodwinds.
