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  2. Tuba - Wikipedia

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    The main tube of a B ♭ tuba is approximately 18 feet (5.5 m) long, while that of a C tuba is 16 feet (4.9 m), of an E ♭ tuba 13 feet (4.0 m), and of an F tuba 12 feet (3.7 m). The instrument has a conical bore , meaning the bore diameter increases as a function of the tubing length from the mouthpiece to the bell.

  3. Traditional Philippine musical instruments - Wikipedia

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    Quezon City, Philippines: University of the Philippines Diliman. OCLC 6593501. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 20, 2023; Dioquino, Corazon (October 22, 2009). "Philippine Bamboo Instruments". Humanities Diliman: A Philippine Journal of Humanities. 5 (1&2). University of the Philippines Diliman. ISSN 2012-0788.

  4. Lambanog - Wikipedia

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    The second pan was then placed on top of the wooden cylinder and constantly filled with cold water to induce condensation. A bamboo tube was attached to the wooden cylinder to collect the distillate to containers. Larger stills were barrel-like and made from planks reinforced with rattan hoops. The joints of the still were sealed with clay or rags.

  5. Sousaphone - Wikipedia

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    The sousaphone (/ ˈ s uː z ə f oʊ n / SOO-zə-fohn) is a brass musical instrument in the tuba family. Created around 1893 by J. W. Pepper at the direction of American bandleader John Philip Sousa (after whom the instrument was then named), it was designed to be easier to play than the concert tuba while standing or marching, as well as to carry the sound of the instrument above the heads ...

  6. Kolitong - Wikipedia

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    A Kolitong's wooden frets. The frets are moved along the length of the string to adjust the string's pitch. A Kolitong's node. A hole is made on the node to improve the instrument's resonance. Polychordal tube zithers are widespread in the Philippines. They are found in the Cordilleras and in the Mindanao and Palawan area.

  7. Tube zither - Wikipedia

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    Bukidnon, Philippines. Takumbo parallel-stringed tube zither, used for percussion. Parallel-stringed tube zithers are used on Mindanao by the Maranao, Tiruray, and Manobo, and on North Luzon by the Isneg. [28] A flattened section is created on a length of bamboo, with a hole in the center. [28]

  8. Takumbo - Wikipedia

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    The takumbo is a parallel-stringed tube zither made from bamboo, and is found in the Philippines. It is made from a heavy bamboo tube about 40 cm long, with both ends closed with a node. Two strands of strings, about 5 cm apart, are partially etched out from the body of the bamboo. Small wooden bridges are inserted beneath the strings at both ends.

  9. Tuba repertoire - Wikipedia

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    Øystein Baadsvik, Concerto for Tuba (2015) [6] Harrison Birtwistle, The Cry of Anubis (1994) Bruce Broughton, Concerto for Tuba (2003) Michael Daugherty, Reflections on the Mississippi (2013) John Golland, Tuba Concerto, op. 46 (1980s) [7] Edward Gregson, Tube Concerto (1978) [7] Dalibor Grubačević, Concerto for Tuba and Orchestra (2021)