Brasswinds
Brasswind instruments are also called labrosones, literally meaning “lip-vibrated instruments” (Baines, 1993). Pitch on a brass instrument can be altered by both the length of the tubing and the changing of the player’s lip aperture or “embouchure.” Brass instruments are defined by how sound is made (buzzing lips), and are not all made of brass. Some are made of wood and leather, while others are made from other metal alloys, such as silver and copper. The brass instruments in this gallery are classified as follows:
Cylindrical Bore (predominantly) – Trumpets, trombones
Conical Bore (predominantly) – Cornets, Cornopeans, French horns, Saxhorns, Baritones, Flugelhorns, Euphoniums, and Tubas
Conical Bore (almost entirely) – Bugles, Hunting horns, Coach horns, Posthorns, Cornetts, Serpents, Keyed Bugles, Ophicleides, etc. (Carse, 2002)
Conical Bore (predominantly) – Cornets, Cornopeans, French horns, Saxhorns, Baritones, Flugelhorns, Euphoniums, and Tubas
Conical Bore (almost entirely) – Bugles, Hunting horns, Coach horns, Posthorns, Cornetts, Serpents, Keyed Bugles, Ophicleides, etc. (Carse, 2002)
