What's a Brass Instrument?
A Brass Instrument Is a Musical Instrument That Produces Sound by Sympathetic Vibration of Air in a Tubular Resonator in Sympathy with the Vibration of the...
A brass instrument is a musical instrument that produces sound by sympathetic vibration of air in a tubular resonator in sympathy with the vibration of the player's lips. Brass instruments are also called labrosones or labrophones, from Latin and Greek elements meaning 'lip' and 'sound'.
What defines a brass instrument?
Brass instrument, in music, any wind instrument—usually of brass or other metal but formerly of wood or horn—in which the vibration of the player's lips against a cup- or funnel-shaped mouthpiece causes the initial vibration of an air column. A more precise term is lip-vibrated instrument.
What is an example of a brass instrument?
The brass family members that are most commonly used in the orchestra include the trumpet, French horn, trombone, and the tuba.
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