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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 ...
Sousaphone. Marching brass instruments are brass instruments specially designed to be played while the player is moving. Not all instruments have a corresponding marching version, but many do, including the following: French horn (replaced by the mellophone) Baritone (replaced by the marching baritone or bass trumpet)
The sousaphone is a specialized version of the helicon. The first sousaphone, a non-production prototype made by J. W. Pepper & Son, Inc., had an upright bell, hence the nickname "rain catcher" because of its shape.
KSAZ reporter Cory McCloskey suffered a moment of embarrassment when he stuck his microphone in a band player's sousaphone only to have it fall right in. SEE ALSO: Former ring bearer and flower ...
One four-valve example was exhibited by maker Bohland & Fuchs in 1928, its bell 50 inches in diameter, its height 110 inches, its weight 200 pounds. [11] Two were built by Gustave Besson in BBB ♭, one octave below the BB ♭ contrabass tuba, on the suggestion of John Philip Sousa. The monster instruments were not completed until just after ...
Members of Doreen's Jazz New Orleans band - Lawrence Ketchens II (Sousaphone), Doreen Ketchens, and Deverick Francois, perform for tourists in New Orleans' French Quarter on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025.
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A big band typically includes: four trumpets; four tenor trombones; one bass trombone (in place of one of the tenor trombones) Smaller jazz ensembles may include a single trumpet or trombone soloist. Mexican bandas have: three trumpets; three trombones; two alto horns, also called "charchetas" and "saxores" one sousaphone, called "tuba"