The Cambridge Companion to Brass Instruments

Contents

• List of illustrations
• Notes on the contributors
• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• Nomenclatures
• Introduction Trevor Herbert and John Wallace
• 1. Lip-vibrated instruments of the ancient and non-western world Margaret Sarkissian
• 2. How brass instruments work Arnold Myers
• 3. Design, technology and manufacture before 1800 Robert Barclay
• 4. Brass instruments in art music in the Middle Ages Keith Polk
• 5. The cornett Bruce Dickey
• 6. 'Sackbut': the early trombone Trevor Herbert
• 7. The trumpet before 1800 Edward H. Tarr
• 8. The horn in the Baroque and Classical periods Thomas Hiebert
• 9. Design, technology and manufacture since 1800 Arnold Myers
• 10. Keyed brass Ralph T. Dudgeon
• 11. The low brass Clifford Bevan
• 12. Brass in the modern orchestra Simon Wills
• 13. Brass bands and other vernacular brass traditions Trevor Herbert
• 14. Playing, learning and teaching brass Ralph T. Dudgeon, Phillip Eastop, Trevor Herbert and John Wallace
• 15. The post-classical horn Robert Evans
• 16. Jazz, improvisation and brass Roger T. Dean
• 17. Brass solo and chamber music from 1800 John Wallace
• 18. Frontiers or byways? Brass instruments in avant-garde music Simon Wills
• Glossary
• Notes
• Select bibliography
• Index.