The Art of the Trumpet-Maker - The Materials, Tools, and Techniques of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries in Nuremberg (Paperback, New edition)

This is a study of the manufacture of brass instruments, particularly the trumpet, in Nuremberg during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The book begins with a brief history of the instrument and the city where it was made, and an introduction to the changes in style, shape, and ornamentation which occurred over more than two hundred years. The techniques of extraction and purification, and the chemical and physical structure of the metals are discussed, and a separate chapter deals with solders for brass and silver and their use in the workshop. The tools and workshop facilities are identified and detailed using contemporary illustrations and examples from the author's workshop. The longest chapter, which is highly illustrated, deals with the techniques of fabrication as practised today, and draws parallels between them and historical practice. The book concludes with a discussion of the philosophy, ethics, and practicality of using historical instruments or accurate facsimiles in modern performance.

General

Imprint:	Clarendon Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Early Music Series, 14
Release date:	March 1996
First published:	March 1996
Authors:	Robert Barclay (Senior Conservator, Ethnology)
Dimensions:	243 x 186 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	198
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-816605-4
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Musical instruments & instrumental ensembles > Wind instruments > General Books > Music > Musical instruments & instrumental ensembles > Wind instruments > General
LSN:	0-19-816605-2
Barcode:	9780198166054

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