Abstract This paper explains the cultural history, the development of brass instruments, the bands, the instrumentation of many bands and the composers for brass band music. This paper discusses that the development of brass instruments has been an ongoing process of interaction between cultures and the technological advancements of the instrumentation. The author feels that the various styles of brass music - blues, ragtime, minstrel tunes, the early Broadway melodies and the music of the brass bands - continue to gain in popularity.
Table of Contents
Introduction
The Sound of Brass Music
The Early Influences
The "Dark Ages" and Horn Band Music
Enter Brass Russian Horn Bands
The Precursors of Valved Instruments
Brass Comes Back
The Development of Valve Instruments
Military Brass Bands
Prussia
Calvary Jager
Cavalry Artillery Jaqer
Austrian Band Music
Brass Band Music in France
Brass Bands in England
Salvation Army
United States
From the Paper "One of the unique aspects of a brass organization is that most of the instruments operate in exactly the same way and so there is scope for moving around from one instrument to another as a person's physique changes or as a way of achieving variety in one's musical satisfaction. There are three main types of instruments involved -- keyed, valved instruments (trumpets, cornets etc.), slide instruments, and percussion."
Abstract This paper provides an insight into brass, a useful alloy of two metals, copper and zinc which has been used for cultural uses and ornamentation since the 13th century BC. It examines how the porosity, or the ratio of the volume of interstices of a material to the volume of its mass, can be reduced in order for brasses of all compositions to be worked or hardened to form wires, fittings or ornaments with the most utilitarian strength, elasticity or ductility features.
Outline
Introduction
Brass A Thousand Years of Brass-Making
Phase Diagram for All Brasses Density of Brass Varieties
Porosity in Brass Metal Porosity--in its Place
Manufacturing Methods to Reduce Porosity
Post-Manufacturing Methods that May Reduce Porosity
Unavoidable Internal Change Mechanisms Possibly Affecting Porosity
Summary and Conclusions
From the Paper "As with many metals and alloys, brass is often worked after its formation, not merely for shaping into the desired form, but also to alter for improvement one or more of its physical properties: Strength or hardness, ductility or elasticity, as examples. The methods are generally lumped as a number of "hardening" types, although their purposes rarely include the reduction of porosity, per se. Some are carried out at room temperature (called "cold work"); others are performed at a variety of elevated temperatures, each having its own intended effect (called "hot working")(14:7-9)."
Abstract Sintering, which is a stage of powder metallurgy, is a thermal process that creates inter-particle welds. It is where powder compacts are annealed in a controlled atmosphere to a temperature at which solid-state diffusion occurs. On the other hand, recrystallization is the process of the formation of new strain-free grains from initially cold-worked grains. This paper examines an experiment that had, as its objectives, the intention of examining of the effects of sintering and recrystallization on the microstructure and the hardness of the specimens. The samples used are copper and copper-zinc powders for sintering and brass for recrystallization. The paper shows that the copper and copper-zinc powders are compacted and are sintered in a nitrogen-containing atmosphere at different temperature and time settings. The brass samples are cold-worked and are annealed at different temperature and time settings. The paper includes tables.
Paper Outline:
Abstract
Introduction
Experimental Section
Results and Discussion
Conclusion
References
From the Paper "When a polycrystalline metal is cold worked, the grain boundaries act to interrupt the slip processes that occur in the crystals. The lattice adjacent to the grain boundaries is much more distorted in the center of the grains. Decreasing the grain size increases the grain boundary area and, as a consequence, the volume and the uniformity of the distorted metal. This effect decreases the number of possible sites of nucleation and, therefore, the smaller the grains of the metal before cold work, the greater will be the rate of nucleation and the smaller the recrystallized grain size for a given degree of deformation."
Abstract This paper explains that, on "Disney Songs the Satchmo Way", Louis Armstrong re-interprets the music of very familiar songs associated with Disney by adding a jazz flair to each song resulting in a more enjoyable sound than in their original format. The author points out that the new style actually makes the songs a much mellower flavor, which flows along nicely instead of being choppy in places as in the original Disney style. The paper analyzes the songs "Chim Chim Cher-ee", "Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo", "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" and "When You Wish upon a Star", all of which definitely have that New Orleans flavor with trumpets, trombones and various brass instruments playing Disney tunes.
From the Paper "Another aspect that struck me was my attitude towards the kind of songs being performed. I had always thought of these tunes as children's songs, just funny, cartoon type lyrics and music. The way, in which these tunes were performed by Louis Armstrong, I could actually see some of them making it onto the charts. Even though they are suppose to be fun songs, the new format somehow gave them a little more seriousness. "
Abstract "In 1849 Walter Hunt of New York City patented the safety pin. He constructed it from a piece of brass wire about eight inches long, coiled at the center and shielded at one end.
From the Paper "In 1849 Walter Hunt of New York City patented the safety pin. He constructed it from a piece of brass wire about eight inches long, coiled at the center and shielded at one end. Reportedly Mr. Hunt invented the safety pin in order to pay off a $15 debt. Later, Mr. Hunt sold the patent for his device for $400 (Those were the days, 1998)."
Description
The safety pin is a clever combination of a locking device coupled with a torsion spring to provide potential energy, ensuring a close fit. This unique performance makes this spring a very..."
Abstract Matrix management is associated with a matrix organizational form. A matrix form of organization is an organizational structure with two or more (a) channels of command, (b) lines of budget authority, (c) sources of performance reward, and (d) so forth.
From the Paper "Methods of Reducing Porosity In Brass
Introduction. Matrix management is associated with a matrix organizational form. A matrix form of organization is an organizational structure with two or more (a) channels of command, (b) lines of budget authority, (c) sources of performance reward, and (d) so forth. A lack of maximal density, or some porosity, must exist in the metals' lattice structure or must be introduced in the alloying process. Explored here are methods metallurgists may use to minimize porosity in brass.
Brass. A useful alloy of two metals, copper and zinc (9:166), brass has been formed for cultural uses and ornamentation since the 13th century BC (1:9). The term, brass, indicates any of an infinite possible set of mixes of "copper-..."
Examines how this increases the accountability of police brass and increases civilian authority over the police department while limiting police chief to two five-year terms.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 6 sources, 1992, $ 63.95
From the Paper "Charter Amendment F, also known as Proposition F, was an important issue in the June 1992 primary elections. The proposition was concerned with reforming the Los Angeles Police Department. The city's need for police reform became an issue following the March 1991 beating of Rodney King. The issue became more heated in the wake of the 1992 riots. It was further inflamed by the numerous accusations among city officials and members of the public that Police Chief Daryl Gates was failing to do his job. The purpose of Proposition F was to revise the City Charter which had not been changed since the 1930's. According to that charter, the city's Chief of Police was free from the political control of the Mayor and City Council. He was given a life.time term and was prevented from removal unless "found guilty of misconduct" (Sahagun & Simon B8). The idea ..."
Abstract The writer begins with the origins of this essential bass instrument, going into what instruments and inventions led to the creation of the tuba. It then talks about its use in both the band and orchestra settings. Finally, it shows the importance of the tuba through its uses and demands.
From the Paper "Polka, "Oompa", whole notes, blatty, and always behind the beat: the unfortunate, but common images of tubas have often been thus. Even the players have been pictured as nothing that would improve upon the idea of the tuba. These people are usually pictured as geeky, adolescent, fat pimple-faced boys in a high school band, which is full of pig tales, snotty noses, and pocket protectors. Although I am a tuba player, and I have heard and seen such references to these images I would like to show the world, or at least those who read this paper, that the tuba and its family are very important and independent instruments in music and music literature."
Abstract This paper explains that Louis Armstrong started his career by blowing on a little tin horn, the kind with which people celebrate; he could mimic some of the music he heard around his home and the kids loved the sound of the little horn. The author points out that Armstrong, who lived in an area where he heard street musicians and steamboat bands, developed a perfect pitch and began teaching himself music. The paper relates that, in his teen years, having shot a borrowed pistol into the air, he got arrested and was sent to the city's Waif Home for Boys where he came under the very capable tutorship of Peter Davis, a brass band leader, who taught him how to play the cornet. Picture.
From the Paper "As an infant, his grandmother Josephine Armstrong raised Louis because his father abandoned him and his mother around the time of birth. He began his life struggling in the slums of New Orleans. He grew up in a bad area know as "The Battlefield" were gun and knife fights were not uncommon. At the age of seven he moved back with his mother and sister in Stormville where he worked for Jewish families for money. Now Stormville consisted of dance halls, brothels and honky tonks, it was an entertainment district where music was all around him, so he could hear music from outside his house when he woke up in the morning and when he went to bed at night."
Abstract This paper studies how military brass and the rank and file are changing their views about women serving in active duty. Specifically, the paper examines how sexual assault and rape of women in the military has compromised not only the women, but the military as a whole. The author addresses measures by the military to address this issue, and conducts a discussion of the success of these initiatives. Then the author looks at the impact on military morale of these crimes -- and the increasing public attention paid to them -- as well as steps to improve the mood in the military.
From the Paper "Traditional views of women in the military are that they stayed in the rear with the gear. Women served as nurses, cooks, and secretaries. This all changed when the military started allowing women to attend West Point, the Citadel, and other military academies which were previously the domain of men only. Women face a variety of problems overcoming sexist attitudes towards their roles in the military, verbal abuse and taunting, and rape. However, several recent trends including women's roles in the Gulf War, a museum in Texas, a memorial in Washington D. C., and soon to be released books and films about the history of women in the military, demonstrate a change in attitude towards women warriors."
