The Brass Choir (1931)

[Music] [Music] [Music] no Symphony Orchestra would be complete without all of its choir in the broad sweep of emotions the versatile strings are indispensable the woodwinds among other contributions are unexcelled in portraying the pastoral and so to the brass instruments have a major function that of assisting in the sweep up to great climaxes and crowning them as was demonstrated in the selection you have just heard as is the case with all other choirs of the Symphony Orchestra the prices are represented by soprano alto tenor and bass I will now introduce the trumpet The Sopranos of the symphony process the trumpets are brilliant military and dramatic [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] the alcohol of the brass choir is the French horn [Music] the tone quality of the French horn is mysterious and romantic [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] the trombone [Music] the trombones are usually the tenors of the brass choir but there is also a bass trombone the trombones are powerful noble and Sonora [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] and now the base of the brass choir the tuba the tubule represents massiveness and power [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] the brass choir will now play for you the march from Tann Heuser [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music]