Brass instrument
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| - | '''''Bullitt''''' is a [[1968 in film|1968]] American [[thriller film]] starring [[Steve McQueen]]. It was [[Film director|directed]] by [[Peter Yates]] and distributed by [[Warner Bros.]] The story was adapted for the screen by Alan Trustman and Harry Kleiner, based on the [[novel]] titled ''Mute Witness'' ([[1963 in literature|1963]]) by Robert L. Fish (aka Robert L. Pike). [[Lalo Schifrin]] wrote the original [[music]] [[film score|score]], a mix of [[jazz]], [[brass instrument|brass]] and [[percussion instrument|percussion]]. | + | A '''brass instrument''' is a [[musical instrument]] whose sound is produced by [[Sympathetic resonance|sympathetic vibration]] of air in a tubular [[resonator]] in sympathy with the vibration of the player's lips. Brass instruments are also called ''labrosones'', literally meaning "lip-vibrated instruments". |
| - | The movie won the [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] for [[Academy Award for Film Editing|Best Film Editing]] (Frank P. Keller) and was nominated for [[Academy Award for Sound|Best Sound]]. Writers Trustman and Kleiner won a 1969 [[Edgar Award]] from the [[Mystery Writers of America]] for Best Motion Picture Screenplay. | + | ==See also== |
| - | + | * [[List_of_musical_instruments#Brass_instruments|List of brass instruments]] | |
| - | ''Bullitt'' is probably best-remembered for its [[car chase]] scene through the streets of [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]], regarded as one of the most influential car chase sequences in movie history. | + | * [[Brass band]] |
| + | * [[Bandstand]] | ||
| + | * [[Concert band]] | ||
| + | * [[Drum and bugle corps (modern)]] | ||
| + | * [[Electronic tuner]] | ||
| + | * [[Marching band]] | ||
| + | * [[Military band]] | ||
| + | * [[Pitch of brass instruments]] | ||
| + | * [[Orchestra]] | ||
| + | * [[Horn section]] | ||
| + | * [[Sudrophone]] | ||
| + | * [[Brass Instrument Valves]] | ||
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A brass instrument is a musical instrument whose sound is produced by sympathetic vibration of air in a tubular resonator in sympathy with the vibration of the player's lips. Brass instruments are also called labrosones, literally meaning "lip-vibrated instruments".
See also
- List of brass instruments
- Brass band
- Bandstand
- Concert band
- Drum and bugle corps (modern)
- Electronic tuner
- Marching band
- Military band
- Pitch of brass instruments
- Orchestra
- Horn section
- Sudrophone
- Brass Instrument Valves
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