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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 ...
Instrument family Instrument name The note C 4 written down produces: Comment Accordion: D ♭ piano accordion D ♭ 4: Bass accordion: C 2: Arpeggione: C 2 /C 3: Bagpipe Great Highland bagpipe: variable D ♭ 4 - D 4: A minority of bagpipes, made for playing with other instruments, are exactly D ♭ 4 (referred to as B ♭, relative to the
New Orleans style brass bands like the Dirty Dozen Brass Band and the Rebirth Brass Band use a sousaphone as the bass instrument. Bill Barber played tuba on several Miles Davis albums, including the sessions compiled as the Birth of the Cool and Miles Ahead. New York City-based tubist Marcus Rojas performed frequently with Henry Threadgill. [16]
Actually, a sousaphone is a type of tuba. A sousaphone is easier to carry and is used for marching. Don't get too obsessed with the difference. Jimmy Kimmel will make fun of you. And don't drop a ...
Sousa's birthplace on G St., S.E. in Washington, D.C. John Philip Sousa was born in Washington, D.C., the third of 10 children of João António de Sousa (John Anthony Sousa) (September 22, 1824 – April 27, 1892), who was born in Spain to Portuguese parents, and his wife Maria Elisabeth Trinkhaus (May 20, 1826 – August 25, 1908), who was German and from Bavaria.
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 helicon is a brass musical instrument in the tuba family. Most are B ♭ basses, but they also commonly exist in E ♭ , F, and tenor sizes, as well as other types to a lesser extent. The sousaphone is a specialized version of the helicon.
The contrabass bugle (usually shortened to contra or simply called the marching tuba) is the lowest-pitched brass instrument in the drum and bugle corps and marching band hornline. [1] It is the drum corps' counterpart to the marching band's sousaphone: the lowest-pitched member of the hornline, and a replacement for the concert tuba on the ...