What are the instruments of wind music? What are the characteristics of brass instruments in performance?

Brass instruments are widely used in symphony orchestras. The pronunciation of brass instruments is different from that of woodwind instruments. They do not change the pitch by shortening the air column in the tube, but rely on the change of air pressure at the player's lips and the method of connecting additional tubes to the instrument itself to change the pitch. Now more and more people are beginning to like wind instruments, so today we will learn some small knowledge about it in detail.

Contents of this article

1. What instruments are there in wind music?

2. What are the characteristics of brass instruments in performance?

3. What are the five types of wind instruments?

What instruments are there in wind music?

There are many ways to classify Western wind instruments. Generally, they are divided into blown-hole wind instruments, single-reed wind instruments, double-reed wind instruments and lip-reed wind instruments according to the way they are pronounced. The first three types of instruments are all derived from reed instruments in history, and their timbre lacks a metallic feel, so they are collectively called woodwind instruments, although many instruments now use metal, rubber or even synthetic materials as raw materials.

What are the characteristics of brass instruments in performance?

Features:

Brass instruments are widely used in symphony orchestras. The pronunciation of brass instruments is different from that of woodwind instruments. They do not change the pitch by shortening the air column in the tube, but rely on the change of air pressure on the player's lips and the method of connecting additional tubes to the instrument itself to change the pitch.

All brass instruments are equipped with similar cylindrical mouthpieces, and the tubes are long conical. The timbre of brass instruments is majestic, brilliant, and warm. Although the sound quality is unique, the grand and wide volume is the common feature of the brass instrument group, which is unmatched by other types of instruments.

What are the five types of wind instruments?

1. Wind instruments have a long history, a wide variety of varieties, and different timbres. They can generally be divided into: edge types; mouthpiece types; reed pipe types; whistle types; reed tongue types.

2. Edge types such as flutes, xiaos, panpipes, etc.

3. Mouthpieces such as conch, trumpet, horn, etc.

4. Reed pipes such as gourd sheng, 竽, mangtong, etc.

5. Whistles such as Warolo, Tajik recorder, Dong flute, etc.

6. Reed-tongue instruments such as double pipe, reed pipe, mouth flute, etc.