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| Play The Tuba! |
Tuba is the general name for several musical
instruments which are the newest additions to the
brass family. Tubas are the largest instruments in
the brass family and also have the lowest pitch.
The tuba, unlike most other brass instruments is
held vertically when it is played. Sound is
produced when the musician vibrates his or her
lips into a cup shaped mouthpiece. Notes can
then be changed when the musician changes his
or her lip tension or fingering on the instrument's
valves. The most popular type of tuba is the
baritone tuba, also known as the euphonium.
This type of tuba usually has three or four valves
and is most common in concert and marching
bands. The upright tuba is usually used in
symphony orchestras. This tuba has three to five
valves and is generally larger than the baritone
tuba. The three valve sousaphone is often used
in marching bands. It wraps around the musician
and has a flaring bell. In addition, in drum and
bugle corps, the marching bugle tuba, a
three-valve tuba, is often used.
The tuba was patented in 1835 by Friedrich
Wilhelm Wieprecht (a Prussian bandmaster) and
Johann Gottfried Moritz (a German builder). It was
one of their several attempts to provide the wind
band with a suitable valved, brass, bass
instrument. There were several antecedents of
the tuba, including the serpent (an s-shaped, cup
mouthpiece wooden bass with finger holes) and
the ophicleide (a keyed bass bugle).
instruments which are the newest additions to the
brass family. Tubas are the largest instruments in
the brass family and also have the lowest pitch.
The tuba, unlike most other brass instruments is
held vertically when it is played. Sound is
produced when the musician vibrates his or her
lips into a cup shaped mouthpiece. Notes can
then be changed when the musician changes his
or her lip tension or fingering on the instrument's
valves. The most popular type of tuba is the
baritone tuba, also known as the euphonium.
This type of tuba usually has three or four valves
and is most common in concert and marching
bands. The upright tuba is usually used in
symphony orchestras. This tuba has three to five
valves and is generally larger than the baritone
tuba. The three valve sousaphone is often used
in marching bands. It wraps around the musician
and has a flaring bell. In addition, in drum and
bugle corps, the marching bugle tuba, a
three-valve tuba, is often used.
The tuba was patented in 1835 by Friedrich
Wilhelm Wieprecht (a Prussian bandmaster) and
Johann Gottfried Moritz (a German builder). It was
one of their several attempts to provide the wind
band with a suitable valved, brass, bass
instrument. There were several antecedents of
the tuba, including the serpent (an s-shaped, cup
mouthpiece wooden bass with finger holes) and
the ophicleide (a keyed bass bugle).
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