thirty nine second long classical composition by Tchaikovsky written in 1880 to commemorate Russia’s defeat of Napoleons Grand Armenia was scored for an orchestra that consists of the following: • brass band • woodwinds (a piccolo‚ 2 flutes‚ clarinets‚ bassoons and oboes‚ and one English horn) • Brass(four horns in F‚ two trumpets‚ two cornets‚ three trombones and a tuba).The trombones have to be two tenor and one bass • Strings: first and second violins‚ violas‚ violoncellos and double basses •
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Each person possesses an identity‚ a part unique to that individual‚ which creates joy and fosters passion and the drive to work hard and excel. For some‚ this part reveals itself later on in life‚ while others seem almost born with the knowledge. I discovered a love of music at the age of four and throughout my life it has brought me the confidence and motivation to find my talent‚ my appreciation‚ and my identity. My first recollection of music occurred atop of my father’s shoulders during
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was supposed to be playing‚ I quickly set down my instrument tasting the spit surrounding my mouth soaked in metal from the mouthpiece. I then meet the feeling of my spine expanding back to normal and my shoulder aching from the relief of the cold brass not yet warmed up. I think to myself‚ maybe I should have stayed as a trumpet. Mr. Strike then calls out the next song and I struggle to put my sousaphone back on my shoulders as if my life is on the line. Then the clock before my shoulder muscles
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Destin Brass Products Co. Case Report Q1: When Activity Based Costing (Weetman‚ 2010‚ p. 85) is used to calculate the monthly cost per unit‚ two types of costs are distinguished. Firstly the direct costs‚ consisting of the direct manufacturing costs and the run labor costs‚ and secondly the indirect costs‚ consisting of the machine usage costs or depreciation and the overhead costs. These costs allow us to calculate the monthly cost per unit‚ see Appendix 1 for the Excel file
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Life is an endless cycle of death and rebirth‚ where the death of one thing means life for another. Edward Thomas’ “As The Team’s Head Brass”‚ a poem about a young man talking about the ongoing World War 1 with a farmer ploughing his field‚ illustrates how the passage of time allows new life to grow from the ashes of the old. Thomas contrasts punctuation and enjambments to show the passage of time. In the beginning of the poem‚ few of the lines have punctuation‚ and enjambments can run on for several
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March – Beethoven Opera Rienzi‚ Das Liebensmahl der Apostel – Wagner The ophicleide The ophicleide was invented in 1817 and patented in 1821 by Jean Hilaire Aste. It served as an extension to the keyed bugle family. It was a cornerstone of the brass section and often replaced the serpent. The tubing folds back on itself and is played with a mouthpiece similar to a trombone or
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I am a trumpet player. It has been a huge part of my life since I was in the sixth grade. I love the music and I love the blaring sound of brass. Playing‚ however‚ has not always been easy. On the trumpet it’s relatively simple to make a sound‚ but it’s far more difficult to make a good sound. There is only one correct way to play the trumpet‚ but many wrong ways. I was originally told that all I had to do was buzz my lips and pick up the horn. For most kids‚ this description of how to play works
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Destin Brass is a large manufacturer of water purification equipment. Valves‚ pumps and flow controllers are three main products they make. The management was bothering by the rapid competition of valve market‚ wondering why their competitors can offer a lower sale price than theirs. In the end‚ they came up with the conclusion the cost allocation method was not accurate‚ and it led to the inappropriate pricing strategy. The company uses three methods to compute the unit cost of each product—traditional
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eardrums. The next thing I knew‚ it was over. Everything I had been working for had paid off. ‘I just marched in the Rose Parade.’ The only way I would be able to participate in the Rose Parade was if I attended every single rehearsal and if I played a brass instrument. I play trumpet‚ and the rehearsals were long and tedious‚ but I pushed through. The rehearsals were every Saturday starting in October and continued throughout December. Once winter break commenced‚ we had rehearsal for two weeks straight
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The saxophone is a single reed conical bore woodwind. It can be found in many styles of music today. The saxophone changes along with the times and became a viable instrument. The saxophone was limited by Mr. Sax until his patent expired. How the saxophone was used in different styles or genres of music such as‚ military‚ jazz and rock-n-roll. Why it was used in each. The saxophone was limited during the earlier years of its life. The first saxophones were produced in the 1840’s to fill the sound
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