ALL OF THE INSTRUMENTS IN THE BRASS FAMILY ARE PLAYED BY THE PLAYER 'BUZZING' THEIR LIPS. THE VIBRATIONS PRODUCED BY THE LIPS ARE THEN SENT INTO THE INSTRUMENT.
A trumpet is a musical instrument. It has the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments,[1][not in citation given] dating back to at least 1500 BC. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound that starts a standing wave vibration in the air column inside the instrument. Since the late 15th century they have primarily been constructed of brass tubing, usually bent twice into a rounded oblong shape.
The cornet is a brass instrument very similar to the trumpet, distinguished by its conical bore, compact shape, and mellower tone quality. The most common cornet is a transposing instrument in B♭ though there is also a soprano cornet in E♭. Both are unrelated to the renaissance and early baroque cornett.
The trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. Like all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player’s vibrating lips (embouchure) cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate. Nearly all trombones have a telescoping slide mechanism that varies the length of the instrument to change the pitch. Special variants like the valve trombone and superbone have three valves like those on the trumpet.
A baritone[1] is a type of classical male singing voice whose vocal range lies between the bass and the tenor voice types. It is the most common male voice.[2] Originally from the Greek βαρύτονος (barýtonos), meaning deep (or heavy) sounding, music for this voice is typically written in the range from the second F below middle C to the F above middle C (i.e. F2–F4) in choral music, and from the second A below middle C to the A above middle C (A2 to A4) in operatic music, but can be extended at either end.
The tuba is the largest and lowest-pitched musical instrument in the brass family. Sound is produced by vibrating or "buzzing" the lips into a large cupped mouthpiece. It first appeared in the mid 19th-century, making it one of the newer instruments in the modern orchestra and concert band. The tuba largely replaced the ophicleide.[1] Tuba is Latin for 'trumpet'.[2]
The euphonium is part of the family of brass instruments. It is sometimes confused with the baritone horn. The euphonium and the baritone differ in that the bore size of the baritone horn is typically smaller than that of the euphonium, (leading to a "darker" tone from the euphonium and a brighter sound from the baritone horn) and the baritone is primarily cylindrical bore, whereas the euphonium is predominantly conical bore. The two instruments are easily interchangeable to the player, with some modification of breath and embouchure, since the two have identical range and essentially identical fingering.[2] The cylindrical baritone offers a brighter sound and the conical euphonium offers a mellower sound.
The French horn (commonly known simply as the horn) is a brass instrument made of tubing wrapped into a coil with a flared bell. The double horn in F/B♭ is the version most used by professional bands and orchestras. The main tubing on an F Horn is about 12–13 ft (3.7–4.0 m) long and that associated with the valves adds additional length to achieve up to about 17 ft (5.2 m) of tubing overall.[citation needed] A musician who plays the French horn is called a horn player (or less frequently, a hornist).
The sousaphone is a brass instrument, related to the tuba and hélicon. It is widely employed in marching bands and various other musical genres. Designed so that it fits around the body of the musician and is supported by the left shoulder, the sousaphone may be readily played while being carried.
The instrument is named after American bandmaster and composer John Philip Sousa, who popularized its use in his band.