brass

Examples of brass in the following topics:

• Brass Instruments

  • The harmonic series is particularly important for brass instruments.
  • For centuries, all brass instruments were valveless.
  • A brass instrument could play only the notes of one harmonic series.
  • (For more on the history of valved brass, see History of the French Horn.
  • You just have to find the brass tube with the right length.

• The Benin Bronzes

  • The Benin Bronzes are a collection of more than 3,000 brass plaques from the royal palace of the Kingdom of Benin, located in what is now Nigeria.
  • The Benin Bronzes are a collection of more than 3,000 brass plaques and sculptures from the royal palace of the Kingdom of Benin, located in present day Nigeria.
  • While the collection is known as the Benin Bronzes, like most West African "bronzes," the pieces are mostly made of brass of variable composition.
  • There are also pieces made of wood, ceramic, ivory, and mixtures of bronze and brass, among other materials.
  • Art in the Kingdom of Benin took many forms, of which bronze and brass reliefs and the heads of kings and queen mothers are the best known.

• Iron, Cobalt, Copper, Nickel, and Zinc

  • However, pure copper is too soft to have structural value, but copper alloys with zinc and tin to form harder brasses and bronzes.
  • Brass and bronze were essential components of the earliest metal tools.
  • Copper is the most heavily used of the coinage metals due to its electrical properties, its abundance (compared to silver and gold), and the properties of its brass and bronze alloys.
  • Zinc is used in alloys with copper to create a harder metal known as brass.

• Benin

  • Typically made from bronze, brass, clay, ivory, terracotta, or wood, works of art were produced mainly for the court of the Oba (king) of Benin.
  • These commemorative objects were made of brass, wood, terracotta, or clay depending on the patron's hierarchical ranking.
  • Instead, a trade system was developed where the Portuguese provided the Benin with luxury items (such as coral beads, cloth and brass manillas for casting) and received paper, cloth, and Benin artwork in return.
  • Many famous Benin brass plaques incorporated European designs, while others illustrated the relationship between the Benin and the Portuguese .
  • Over three thousand brass plaques were seized, and are now held in museums around the world.

• Norse Ships in the Early European Middle Ages

  • For instance, the so-called "Buddha bucket" is a well-known piece from the Oseberg site, which feature a brass and cloisonné enamel ornament of a bucket (pail) handle in the shape of a figure sitting with crossed legs .
  • The bucket itself is made from yew wood held together with brass strips, and the handle is attached to two anthropomorphic figures that are often compared to depictions of the Buddha in lotus posture, (although any connection to Buddhism is most uncertain).
  • The so-called "Buddha bucket" (Buddha-bøtte), brass and cloisonné enamel ornament of a bucket (pail) handle in the shape of a figure sitting with crossed legs.

• Benin

  • The Palace of the City had a sequence of ceremonial rooms and was decorated with brass plaques .
  • Typically made from bronze, brass, clay, ivory, terracotta or wood, most art was produced at the court of the Oba (king) and was used to illustrate achievements of the empire or to narrate mythical stories.
  • Instead, a trade network was established in which the Benin Empire traded beautiful works of art for luxury items from Portugal, such as beads, cloth, and brass manillas for casting.

• Alloys

  • Examples of alloys include materials such as brass, pewter, phosphor bronze, amalgam, and steel.
  • Examples of alloys include materials such as brass, pewter, phosphor bronze, amalgam, and steel.

• Why Transpose?

  • Players of both bowed and plucked strings generally find fingerings and tuning to be easier in sharp keys, while woodwind and brass players often find flat keys more comfortable and in tune.

• Ile-Ife and Benin Sculpture

  • Typically made from bronze, brass, clay, ivory, terra cotta or wood, most art was produced at the court of the Oba (king) and was used to illustrate achievements of the empire or to narrate mythical stories.
  • These commemorative objects were made of brass, wood, terra cotta, or clay depending on the patron's hierarchical ranking.
  • Instead, a trade network was established in which the Benin Empire traded beautiful works of art for luxury items from Portugal, such as beads, cloth, and brass manillas for casting.
  • Over three thousand brass plaques were seized and are now held in museums around the world.

• Playing Harmonics on Strings

  • String players also use harmonics, although not as much as brass players.