The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Brass Instruments
- Submitting institution
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Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
- Unit of assessment
- 33 - Music, Drama, Dance, Performing Arts, Film and Screen Studies
- Output identifier
- 2577194
- Type
- B - Edited book
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- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- ISBN
- 978-1-107-18000-0
- Open access status
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- Month of publication
- November
- Year of publication
- 2018
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
- Yes
- Number of additional authors
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2
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- Proposed double-weighted
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- Reserve for an output with double weighting
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- Additional information
- No scholarly book devoted to the whole field of brasswind has been published since 1976. The most important reference source has been articles in the 'New Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments' – this new encyclopaedia provides a deeper coverage, with significant original material based on fresh research. This required identifying and writing on the most important concepts relating to the understanding on brass instruments and their culture.
Understanding the phenomenon of music-making using lip-vibrated instruments requires a multi-disciplinary approach. The playing cultures, history, musicology and science of brass instruments are inter-related, and the encyclopaedia draws on the whole field of recent research into brass instruments, musicians and repertoire. With my co-editors John Wallace and Trevor Herbert, I drew up and agreed the topics and their headings and divided the work of writing many of the articles and commissioning others. I wrote more than 80 articles for the volume, as did each of my co-editors, many of which include significant original material. The final text was edited by all three editors.
A review in the Historic Brass Society Journal 31, 2019, pp.99-101 states that ‘The editors of the CEBI have successfully achieved a comprehensive scope. ... Its content is authoritative and rich in compelling detail.’
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- Non-English
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