The stars of this series are the 'tools” of music: its instruments. Children attending will get the chance to familiarise themselves with these instruments in the context of authentic live music and under the guidance of expert musicians. For this season, we will be making a journey into the kingdom of the classical symphony orchestra. The children joining the expedition will get to know the orchestra and its most important sections of instruments.
The brass section of the symphony orchest...ra is its shiniest and most sparkling in both appearance and sound. The virtuoso trumpet, the soft-toned French horn, the slide trombone and the growling tuba all contribute their distinctive colours to the orchestral palette. Their most important common feature is not that they are made of a thin metallic, primarily copper, alloy, but that each instrument produces sound through the vibration of the player's lips placed against a funnel-shaped mouthpiece. Sounds of different pitches are created by tubes of different lengths. In the case of the trombone, a telescopic slide mechanism has been used for centuries to vary the length of the instrument. The other brass instruments were equipped with valves a little over a century ago, which, when engaged, increase the length of tubing air is permitted to pass through, allowing all kinds of notes and melodies to be played.
Age: 8-12 year
Presented by: Müpa Budapest
Parking information
We wish to inform you that in the event that Müpa Budapest's underground garage and outdoor car park are operating at full capacity, it is advisable to plan for increased waiting times when you arrive. In order to avoid this, we recommend that you depart for our events in time, so that you you can find the ideal parking spot quickly and smoothly and arrive for our performance in comfort. The Müpa Budapest underground garage gates will be operated by an automatic number plate recognition system. Parking is free of charge for visitors with tickets to any of our paid performances on that given day. The detailed parking policy of Müpa Budapest is available here.
Safe ticket purchase
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