Brass today / edited by Frank Wright.
| Other author | Wright, Frank, 1901-1970, editor. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | London : Besson & Company Limited, 1957. |
| Description | 126 pages : illustrations, music ; 22 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Foreword / Sir Adrian C. Boult -- An appreciation / Jack Howard -- Conducting brass / Karl Rankl -- Who wants to be an adjudicator? / Frank Wright -- Bands at the microphone / Harry Mortimer -- Systematic study / Eric Ball -- The National Brass Band Festival / E. Vaughan Morris -- Royal Military School of Music (Kneller Hall) / Lt.-Col. D. McBain -- Pitch today means A440 / B. Manton-Myatt -- The bigger brasses / Alex Mortimer -- Brass colour contrasts / Denis Wright -- Concert presentation / Frank Phillips -- About the French horn / Dennis Brain -- Composing for brass band / Edric Cundell -- 'Enharmonic' fingering / Ken Smith -- The brass band in school / Harold C. Hind -- Brass band to symphony orchestra / George Eskdale -- Brass band tuning / Lt.-Col. S. Rhodes -- Programme planning / George Hespe -- The development of brass wind instruments / F. C. Draper -- Percussion: its place in the brass band / Drake Rimmer -- Teaching bandsmen of tomorrow, the first steps / Walter Hargreaves -- Problems of the embouchure / Maurice Porter -- The trombone ensemble / John Faulds -- Modern trumpet playing / Eddie Calvert, Freddy Clayton -- Take care of your instrument / Frank Cuthbert -- It started in 1837 / Chas. E. Timms. |
| Abstract | Articles by various authors on brass musical instruments. |
| LCCN | 58017006 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML1300 .W7 1957 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |