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The term “brass” historically derives from the stuff which was applied in making these musical instruments. Copper and silver are broadly used in production of these instruments nowadays. Centuries ago people produced the same instruments using basically wood because many people weren't able to produce it of metal. Modern brass instruments consist of French horn, tuba, cornet, trombone, trumpet and flugelhorn.

A proficiency of blowing a horn or a shell was invented in the ancient centuries. Later instruments that were alike bugles were produced when people began to do instruments of metal. Those musical instruments had various destinations. Usually they were applied in military, hunting and divine purposes.

The predecessors of modern brass instruments were hunting horns, military horns and post pipes. Such musical instruments could only play natural scale sounds because at those times there weren't valve gear in them. A performer changed the timber of sound only with the help of his lips. Fanfares and other martial and hunting signals appeared factually at those times. People began to apply these sounds in orchestral music because of their natural scale.

When a technique of metal working and metal produces production became better, it has become possible to create pipes for wind musical instruments of definite shapes and finishing. During the developing of brass instruments and the improvement of diverse natural scale sound playing the notion of natural instruments appeared. There were no valve instruments, that is why such musical instruments could produce only natural scale. Brotherhoods of trumpet-players appeared at those times. There were two kinds of them: marching trumpeters and chamber trumpeters that played heavy parts in hard high register.

Nineteenth century became the century when valve mechanism was invented. It definitely transformed the technique of playing and increased the possibility of brass instruments. The principle of that gear was in including the crown in the basic pipe. It changed the shape of instruments and the pitch was lowered.

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