When did Brass first Appear in Brass Instruments?
Cast Brass Reproductions of the Pompeii Cornua Support-Bar Bosses Despite their name, brass only appeared in brass instruments relatively recently. Throughout the Copper Age, instruments were made from all sorts of metals but principally from copper and precious...
Who Studies Ancient Brass Instruments?
Well, lots of people, really. However, it’s music archaeologists who study all aspects of music in the ancient world. As there have been no direct study courses in music archaeology until very recent times, such scholars who call themselves ‘music archaeologists’ come...
A Night in the Museum – just me and the Lurs
In June 1975, we set off for our Scandinavian/Baltic tour, my wife and I and two sons. The Copenhagen leg of the tour saw me sitting in a side room off the main gallery in the National Musem, with a section of bronze lurs. I could handle them, measure them, etc but...
