von Steiger, Adrian (2022). The Preservation of Historical Brass Instruments. Developing Guidelines for Their Preventive Conservation In: von Steiger, Adrian; Allenbach, Daniel; Skamletz, Martin (eds.) To Play or Not to Play. Corrosion of Historic Brass Instruments. Romantic Brass Symposium 4. Musikforschung der Hochschule der Künste Bern, Vol. 15: Vol. 15 (pp. 32-47). Schliengen: Edition Argus 10.26045/kp64-6179-003
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Brass instruments have a relatively short lifespan, mainly due to corrosion, and so wear out and have to be replaced after several decades (or even after several years). In con- sequence, it is mostly impermissible to play historical brass instruments belonging to collections or museums. As part of our cultural heritage, these instruments have to be preserved in the best possible way. But by playing them, we can gain more information on the instruments and on their historical and musical background. This information itself enriches our cultural heritage, it can help us to understand other aspects of histo- rically informed performance practice, and might also help us to produce replicas. Thus, the fundamental dilemma ‘to play versus to display’ of historical instruments emerges.
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Book Section (Book Chapter) |
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Division/Institute: |
Bern Academy of the Arts Bern Academy of the Arts > Institute Interpretation Bern Academy of the Arts > Institute Interpretation > Musical Instruments |
Name: |
von Steiger, Adrian; von Steiger, Adrian; Allenbach, Daniel  0000-0002-6154-1877 and Skamletz, Martin 0000-0001-9634-4817 |
Subjects: |
M Music and Books on Music > M Music |
ISBN: |
978-3-931264-95-6 |
Series: |
Musikforschung der Hochschule der Künste Bern, Vol. 15 |
Publisher: |
Edition Argus |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Adrian von Steiger |
Date Deposited: |
23 Nov 2022 08:44 |
Last Modified: |
17 Jan 2023 11:30 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.26045/kp64-6179-003 |
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ARBOR DOI: |
10.24451/arbor.18038 |
URI: |
https://arbor.bfh.ch/id/eprint/18038 |
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