Brass Instruments. Their History and Development

Well-researched history by noted authority traces evolution of trumpets, trombones, bugles, cornets, French horns, tubas and other brass wind instruments. The text is supplemented by over 140 black-and-white illustrations as well as 48 music examples. Corrected and updated by the author, this book remains an indispensable resource for any brass player or music historian. New preface. Bibliography.

CONTENIDO:
List of Illustrations
Preface to the First Edition
Preface to the Dover Edition
- Introduction
- Foundations of Tradition
- The Middles Ages
- Renaissance Slides
- Natural Trumpet
- The Horns
- Transitional Methods
- Valve Era
Bibliography
Suplement to the Bibliography
Index