Brasses are wind instruments made of brass or other metal in which sound is produced through vibration of the lips, and pitch is controlled by lip pressure as well as adjustment of the length of the sound tube by means of valves, a slide, or changeable sections of pipe called crooks. Sub-families include trumpet, cornet, horn, trombone, and tuba. Before the 19th century, each sub-family was represented in ranges from soprano to bass (producing such instruments as the bass trumpet), but modern usage has rendered archaic all but one or two from each group.
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- The Internet Bandsman Brass band links and related sites for bandsmen and those who enjoy brass music.
- The Historic Brass Society History of brass instruments, journal information, publications
- Embouchures.com An informational site for brass players with embouchure problems or lip injuries.
- The Eb/F Pitched Brass Instrument Page Information about a wide variety of brass instruments.
- Music For Brass.com Articles on instrument performance, musicians' income tax, sheet music, and CDs. Maintained by Brad Howland.
- The Brass Herald Online magazine for Brass Musicians.
- Hosaphone Headquarters Homepage for the low-cost musical valveless trumpet-like brasswind instrument.
- BrassReview.com Player's reviews of brass instruments.
- Bach Brass History of instruments and mouthpieces designed by Vincent Bach starting in 1918 in New York, now sold by Selmer, with drawings and technical information.
- Fingering Charts For trumpet, horn, trombone, euphonium, and BBb tuba.