Brass In Worship

Brass has enjoyed a long use in worship, beginning in Old Testament times and continuing into the present. This article describes where and how brass may be used in worship. Brass Instruments Brass-like instruments have been used as instruments of sound production for many centuries. Some have been constructed of metal, while others have been constructed of wood, animal horns, or conch shells. Most have been made so as to produce specific musical pitches (i. e. , pitch-oriented) while some others have not (i. e. , nonpitch-oriented). A brass instrument may be defined as any instrument configured as an open tube which produces sound when the player blows air through his compressed lips placed against one end of the tube. As the lips vibrate, the column of air within the tube is vibrated at the same frequency, producing a musical pitch. The tightness of the lips (i. e. , the embouchure) and the length of the tubing determine the pitch that is produced. The instruments usually have a…