The Cambridge Companion to Brass Instruments

by John Wallace and Trevor Herbert

Book Overview

The Cambridge Companion to Brass Instruments provides an overview of the history of brass instruments, and their technical and musical development. Much of the volume is devoted to the way brass instruments have been used in classical music, but there are also important contributions on the ancient world, non-Western music, vernacular and popular traditions and the rise of jazz. The editors are two of the most respected names in the world of brass...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521565227
• ISBN13: 9780521565226
• Release Date: October 1997
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 364 Pages
• Weight: 1.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.7" x 9.7"