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Why do you use brass instruments even if we already have percussion?
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∙ 14y ago
Well because brass and percussion instruments have different sounds they can be combined in order to make music more interesting and have a different sound than each one would have individually.
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Why do you use brass even though you already have percussion?
Brass and percussion are two very distinct and different categories of instruments. You'd be missing a huge element of a band with one and not the other.
Are all percussion instements made of wood?
No. Some Percussion instruments are made of Metal like Copper,Brass,Iron,Steel, and etc. Some are even made of plastic and other materials.
Is the french horn a brass instument?
Yes, the horn is considered brass. and you can test that therory by banging it up against your chair. if it leaves a dent then it is a brass, if it breaks or does anything else it is woodwind or percussion. ~ Haha, well, yes, that definitely one way to test that theory out. Brass instruments create sound by the musician's lips vibrating inside the mouthpiece. Reed instruments have a reed (a flat piece of wood) attached to the mouthpiece that vibrates (such as a clarinet or sax--even though saxaphones are made up of brass). Percussion instruments have some sort of outside force hitting upon them.
What instruments are percussion instruments?
Percussion instruments are instruments that are hit when they are played.Some percussion instruments include: the drum (including drum kits and bass drums), tuned percussion such as the glockenspiel or xylophone, and untuned percussion such as the triangle, the tambourine or cymbals.The piano is technically a percussion instrument because even though it has strings, hammers inside hit the strings to make them sound.
What kind of instruments are brackable and not breakable?
All instruments are breakable. Some more than others. The brass instruments get dented easier than wind instruments but wind instruments reed break often and corks and stuff like that. It really just depends on how you treat your instrument. Even percussion instruments break if you're too rough with them.
Do all percussion instruments vibrate?
Yes. They all vibrate, even just the slightest bit.
What are percussions?
Percussion instruments are those which require a mallet or hands to play or make a sound. Anything that has to clash together, like Cymbals, are also percussion instruments. Oddly enough, the Piano is also a percussion instrument, even though it uses strings ... but the strings are hit by a mechanical hammer, making a percussive sound. The Harp is also a member of the percussion family as its strings are plucked.
What instrumental family does the pipe organ belong to?
That depends. If you consider percussion instruments and keyboard instruments to be seperate groups, then the pipe organ belongs in the keyboard group. If you consider percussion and keyboard instruments to be the same group, then the pipe organ is a percussion instrument. It's worth noting that the pipe organ is also technically a woodwind instrument, because the sounds come from wind passing through its pipes.
What are some pitched percussion instruments?
Many mallet percussion instruments, like the bells, xylo, etc. are pitched. The timp is also pitched, and you have to tune that one. The piano is also a pitched percussion instrument. Many people think that the piano is not a percussion instrument, and that it is a string instrument. This is wrong. The piano uses a type of mallet that hits the pitched piano strings making it a percussion instrument. The harpsichord is like a piano, but uses plucking to strike the strings, making it a string instrument. Actually tom toms are tuned to the preference of the artist, however they are not required to be played at a certain pitch.
What are brass instruments made of?
Online I found some info. "A brass instrument is a musical instrument whose tone is produced by vibration of the lips as the player blows into a tubular resonator. They are also called labrosones, literally meaning "lip-vibrated instruments" (Baines, 1993)." Hope this helps!
The typical orchestra of the classical period consisted of?
A string sections with mostly violins, plus other string instruments such as viola and bass. A brass section with trumpets, french and english horns and a tuba, euphoniums or other large brass instrument if called for by the piece being played. a woodwind section with flutes, oboe, lariney, bassoon, piccolos. A reed section with and a percussion section with various kinds of impact instruments such as kettle drums, snare drums, bells, bars, and a piano if called for. And a baton for the conductor. It would include any instrument designated by the composer. Even a choir can serve as a musical instrument as in the last part of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony.
Violinist who sits at the front near the conductor?
String instruments sit at the front of the orchestra because of the volume/intensity of the sound that they are able to produce compared to the brass, woodwind, and percussion. If the strings were to be placed behind the band, then the audience would have a hard time hearing the string instruments, because band instruments generally produce louder sounds than string instruments. It is because of the volume balance that sometimes even the string instruments are rearranged. In example, sometimes the violas and the cellos switch places because the cellos play to softly, or because the violas play too loudly, or because of both.
