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1Brass — For other uses, see Brass (disambiguation). Brass die, along with zinc and copper samples. Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc; the proportions of zinc and copper can be varied to create a range of brasses with varying properties.[1] In …
2Brass instrument — 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).There are two… …
3Brass band sections in the United Kingdom — There are five main brass band sections in the United Kingdom: Championship, First, Second, Third, and Fourth. The top bands are in the Championship section, and the bottom ones are in the Fourth section. Sometimes, a Youth section is also used,… …
4Brass Band Sections in Britain — There are five main brass band sections in Great Britain: Championship, 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th. The top bands are in the Championship section, and the bottom ones in the 4th section. Sometimes, a Youth Section is also used, although this is not… …
5Brass band (British style) — A British style brass band is a musical ensemble comprising a standardised range of brass and percussion instruments. The modern form of the brass band in the United Kingdom dates back to the 19th century, with a vibrant tradition of competition… …
6Brass Tacks Press — Infobox musical artist Name = Brass Tacks Press Img size = Landscape = Background = group or band Alias = Origin = Los Angeles, California, United States Genre = poetry comics prose Years active = 2002–present Associated acts = URL =… …
7brass foil — Dutch Dutch, a. [D. duitsch German; or G. deutsch, orig., popular, national, OD. dietsc, MHG. diutsch, tiutsch, OHG. diutisk, fr. diot, diota, a people, a nation; akin to AS. pe[ o]d, OS. thiod, thioda, Goth. piuda; cf. Lith. tauta land, OIr.… …
8brass knuckles — Knuckle Knuc kle, n. [OE. knokel, knokil, AS. cuncel; akin to D. knokkel, OFries. knokele, knokle, G. kn[ o]chel, Sw. knoge, Dan. knokkel, G. knochen bone, and perh. to E. knock.] 1. The joint of a finger, particularly when made prominent by the… …
9Mouthpiece (brass) — Trumpet mouthpiece from the side On brass instruments the mouthpiece is the part of the instrument which is placed upon the player s lips. The purpose of the mouthpiece is a resonator, which passes vibration from the lips to the column of air… …
10Pitch of brass instruments — The following is a comparison table of the pitch of the common brass instruments in descending order of pitch. Whereas it is usually quite easy to determine whether an instrument is pitched in, say, F or B♭ or E♭, it is not always obvious which… …
