That’s how luthiers like Stradivari and Guarneri have become household names, regardless of whether you know the difference between Prokofiev and Smirnoff. But old brass instruments of ...

Brass instruments are the ones made fully out of brass looking like long pipes, that widen at the end in a shape of a bell. They are played by buzzing lips against the metal mouth part.

2. NOT ALL INSTRUMENTS IN THE BRASS FAMILY ARE MADE OF BRASS. Instruments like conch shells and shofars (made of hollowed out animal horns) are still considered brass because they produce sound ...

“You might think it looks more like a space heater than it does an instrument,” said brass maestro John Whitener, of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra (RSNO). He’s describing the cimbasso – an ...

If you liked “Guitar Hero” but wished it had more brass instruments, you’re in luck ... the trombone controls are – it plays more like a slide whistle than a trombone.” ...

When you playa brass instrument properly this is what your lips look like. In super-slo-mo you can seethat your lips have to vibrate which means they're moving backwardsand forwards really quickly.