Written by three internationally acknowledged experts in the acoustics and organology of brass instruments who are also experienced brass instrument players. Provides both an accessible introduction to brass instrument science and a review of recent research results and mathematical modeling techniques Represents the first monograph on the science underlying the design and performance of musical instruments of the brass family

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A team of researchers who each have more than 20 years' experience studying the acoustics and organology of brass instruments and who are all also regular performers on brass instruments.

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Part I The Musician's Experience and The Scientific Perspective.- How Musicians Create, Perceive and Use the Sounds of Brass Instruments.- The Scientist's Perspective on Brass Instrument Behaviour.- Part II Acoustical Modelling of Brass Wind Instruments.- Buzzing Lips: The Sound Generating Mechanism in Brass Instruments.- After the Lips: Internal Propagation and Sound Radiation.- Part III Historical Evolution and Playing Properties.- Historical Evolution and Taxonomy of Brass Instrument Families.- Evaluating the Playing Properties of Brass Instruments.