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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.
Meyer Kupferman, Sound Objects 1-3 (1978), for tuba, trumpet and piano (1978) [4] Alvin Lucier , Sestina for Contrabass Flute, Contrabass Saxophone and Contrabass Tuba (2000) Larry Polansky , Two Children's Songs for Trombone and Tuba (1992)
The oom-pah sound is usually made by the tuba alternating between the root of the chord and the 5th — this sound is said to be the oom. The pah is played on the off-beats by higher-pitched instruments such as the clarinet, accordion or trombone. Oompah is often associated with Volkstümliche Musik, a form of popular German music, and with polka.
The Wagner tuba is a four-valve brass instrument commissioned by and named after Richard Wagner. It combines technical features of both standard tubas and French horns , [ 1 ] though despite its name, the Wagner tuba is more similar to the latter, and usually played by horn players.
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 ...
The material details of the musical instrument larcenies that took place across high schools in south Los Angeles between 2011 and 2013 don’t transpire in filmmaker Alison O’Daniel’s ...
The tuba player keeps rhythm, dancing and playing his tuba, but suddenly stops, and delivers four quick overhand right punches − three to the heckling fan's left cheek and one to his chest − ...
The most commonly used brass mute in classical music, straight mutes for trumpet (and sometimes trombone) are also used in jazz. [6] [24] It is the only type of tuba mute regularly used and is available for all brass instruments. [12] [25] In classical music, when the mute type is not specified, it is assumed that the player should use a ...