Brass Instruments

To change the pitch on a cornet, players adjust the pitch by using valves, which redirect air through different tubing lengths, effectively altering the instrument's pitch. Additionally, the player can vary pitch by adjusting lip tension and airflow. On a tuba, pitch is similarly altered using valves to change the tubing length, while the player's embouchure and air support also play crucial roles in achieving accurate pitches. Both instruments require practice to master pitch control effectively.

The trombone player who famously covered "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" is Jimmy Knepper. He was known for his expressive style and contributions to jazz music. Knepper's rendition showcases his unique trombone technique, blending traditional jazz elements with a heartfelt interpretation of the classic song.

Tonight is the Night by Betty Wright

It resembles a modern French horn, but it's usually a bit smaller, and it has no valves.

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it is a professional trombone

Flea, from the Red Hot Chili Peppers, plays the trumpet

It's a defunct Italian line of student-model instruments. Not very common stateside, but not very valuable either. Maybe an interesting find at best.

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Generally at the back of the orchestra.

Your not suppose to put the microphone on the trombone you are suppose to put it in front of it trust me I have smart music.

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Yes, brass instruments are loud

The Olds Pinto trumpet was a modular trumpet from the Olds factory. Modular because the idea was you could just replace parts if they got damaged. It featured a plastic coated valve set.

Although ugly in style the Pinto actually plays ok, but not up to the standard of other Olds Trumpets and therefore was unpopular with the public.

It remains unpopular with collectors these days and they are frequently traded on ebay for $100 or so.

328i has 2 horns located on the inner wings near to the headlights.

A tuba makes a sound when the musician buzzes their lips into the mouth piece. The buzzing plus exhaling breath sends vibrational waves of air through the tuba eventually exiting through the bell of the tuba as the noise you hear. The pitch is controlled by how tightly the musician buzzes and the length of horn the vibrational wave must travel, which can be changed by using different combinations of valves. The volume is changed by how hard the musician exhales into the tuba.

Valves for brass instruments weren't developed until around the year 1800.

No. It's a ram's horn that can sound like a trumpet.

No it's not. Most horns started out like the old long horns you see in cartoons. They used the length of the horn to get a particular pitch. they eventually curled up like the french horn. They added valves in I am not a brass major. You should probably ask a musicologist that is a little more knowledgable than I.

that totally depends on the player person.... but usually the baritone

That depends on how you define it. The bass trombone will usually be playing the second lowest part, and just looking at it from a distance, you might think it is the second largest, but actually the French Horn has more tubing, and is therefore longer if it were stretched out straight, than the trombone. Because the French Horn's tubing is curled up much more closely than the trombones, though, it doesn't appear to be as big.

It's mostly professional players who use them, and yes, it's usually in orchestras.