Some thirty-two experts from fifteen countries join three of the world's leading authorities on the design, manufacture, performance and history of brass musical instruments in this first major ...

The military began to experiment with all-brass bands from the 1810s ... It was previously believed the brass instrument groups began as a civilian and exclusively northern creation, with roots ...

Use the tabs below to find out about each section of the orchestra, watch video clips, and read interviews with musicians. The tuba is the lowest and biggest brass instrument. It has four or five ...