The sixteenth-century trombone : dimensions, materials, and techniques / Hannes Vereecke.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vereecke, Hannes, author.

Series:

Collection "Epitome musical"

Centre d'études supérieures de la Renaissance. Collection "Épitome musical"

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Trombone--History--16th century.

Trombone.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

254 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm.

Place of Publication:

Turnhout, Belgium : Brepols, [2016]

Summary:

The growing interest in the performance of music of the sixteenth-century has created an increasing demand for accurate reproductions of period trombones. The reconstruction of such instruments has raised many questions concerning geometrical design, materials used, and processing techniques. There are few primary sources at our disposal that offer information on the manufacturing process of sixteenth-century trombones, thus one is forced to rely on information that can be derived from scientific analysis of surviving instruments. This book provides a comprehensive picture of the physical characteristics of the sixteenth-century trombone by means of an in-depth acoustical, geometrical and metallurgical analysis of all surviving trombones made in the sixteenth-century Nuremberg. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Introduction 15

1.1 Context 15

1.2 Surviving instruments 17

2 Brasswind Acoustics 21

2.1 Principles 24

2.2 Resonance 31

2.3 The harmonic series 34

2.4 The bell 34

2.5 The mouthpiece 35

2.6 The wall 36

2.6.1 Review of scientific work 39

2.6.2 Practical case studies 41

2.7 The bends 45

3 Brasswind Engineering 47

3.1 Principles 50

3.1.1 Criteria of acoustical quality 50

3.1.2 The pressure distribution 51

3.2 Resonance characteristics 52

3.3 Bore design and optimization 55

3.3.1 Principal overall length calculations 57

3.3.2 Acoustical significance of changes in bore profile 58

3.3.3 Physical modelling 59

3.4 Bell pre-cut 60

4 Brass 65

4.1 Principles 65

4.2 Additional alloy elements 69

4.2.1 Lead(Pb) 70

4.2.2 TIN (Sn) 70

4.2.3 Arsenic (As) 70

4.2.4 Nickel (Ni) 70

4.3 Corrosion 71

4.3.1 Atmospheric corrosion (patina) 71

4.3.2 Dezincification 72

4.3.3 Stress-corrosion cracking 72

4.4 Non-cuttings shaping: cold-working 73

4.5 Case study: metallography investigation of six trombone bells 74

4.5.1 The manufacture of the bells 74

4.5.2 Metallographic analysis of the bell parts 77

4.6 Coda 79

5 Scientific Analysis: Methodology 81

5.1 Geometrical analysis 81

5.2 Mouthpiece measurement 82

5.3 Bell-profile measurement 84

5.4 Wall thickness measurement 86

5.4.1 Ultrasonic gauging 86

5.4.2 Gauging with an magnetic hall-effect sensor 87

5.5 Material analysis 88

5.5.1 The X-ray fluorescence technique (XRF) 89

5.5.2 Influence of the surface condition 91

5.6 Acoustical analysis 92

5.6.1 The input-impedance 92

5.6.2 Impulse response 94

5.6.3 Input-impedance measurement equipment 95

5.6.4 Pressure analysis 96

5.6.5 Pressure transfer function 96

6 Sixteenth-Century Trombone Mouthpieces 99

6.1 Conceptual framework: primary sources 102

6.2 Sixteenth-century trombone mouthpieces 105

6.2.1 The "Nice" Tenor Trombone Mouthpiece 108

6.2.2 The "Verona" Tenor Trombone Mouthpiece 109

6.2.3 The "Leipzig" Mouthpiece 110

6.2.4 The "Kassel" Bass Trombone Mouthpiece 110

6.3 Acoustical significance 111

6.4 Resonances of historical mouthpieces 112

6.5 Preliminary studies: physical modelling 112

6.6 Acoustical significance of the belly-shaped backbore 115

6.7 Acoustical significance of the throat-edge 118

6.8 Subjective assessment 120

6.9 Conclusion 122

7 Sixteenth Century Nuremberg Trombones 123

7.1 Concept of documentation 123

7.1 Erasmus Schnitzer (Nuremberg, 1551) 125

7.3 Jörg Neuschel (Nuremberg, 1557) 129

7.4 Anton Schnitzer (Nuremberg, 1576) 130

7.5 Anton Schnitzer (Nuremberg, 1579) 134

7.6 Anton Schnitzer (Nuremberg. I581) 139

7.7 Conrad Linczer (Nuremberg, 1587) 140

7.8 Anton Schnitzer (Nuremberg, 1593) 144

7.9 Anton Schnitzer (Nuremberg, 1594) 148

7.10 Anton Drewelwecz (Nuremberg, 1595) 151

7.11 Anton Schnitzer (Nuremberg, 1598) 154

7.12 Acoustical characteristics of selected instruments 158

7.12.1 Input impedance 158

7.12.2 Calculated intonation 160

8 Sixteenth-Century Nuremberg, Brass 163

8.1 Sixteenth-century Nuremberg sheet brass 165

8.2 XRF examination of sixteenth-century Nuremberg trombones 175

8.3 Conclusion 180.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

2503566391

9782503566399

OCLC:

922458056

Publisher Number:

99970019188