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Lip-driven wind instruments have a very long history, dating back to those made from hollow plant stems, sea shells, and animal horns (Carse, 1939; Baines, 1966); even metal trumpets roughly similar to those of the present day existed as long ago as Roman times. It is not our purpose to go extensively into the history of the development of these instruments or even to describe the large variety of forms in contemporary use. Rather, we shall concentrate on general principles and simply mention examples as they arise.
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Fletcher, N.H., Rossing, T.D. (1991). Lip-Driven Brass Instruments. In: The Physics of Musical Instruments. Springer Study Edition. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-2980-3_14
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