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A list of baritone horn, euphonium, tenor horn, tenor tuba and marching baritone horn manufacturers past and present. Most of these companies produce or produced tenor brass as part of an overall band instrument catalogue.
The marching mellophone, with a forward-facing bell. In general, the mellophone has its origin in the horn design boom of the 19th century. The earliest version was the Koenig horn, based on a design by Herman Koenig , but manufactured by Antoine Courtois , who may also have played a significant role in its design.
The Euphonium was added to the bugle choir around the same time as the mellophone bugle. Euphoniums often feature a larger bore, larger bell throat, and larger bell than the bass-baritone. The Euphonium has been available in D piston configurations with F and F# rotors, F piston and F# rotor configuration, two piston, and three piston ...
Instruments in this category are instruments in a configuration used only in marching musical ensembles; i.e. marching bands or drum and bugle corps. Pages in category "Marching band instruments" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
The euphonium is a medium-sized, 3- or 4-valve, often compensating, conical-bore, tenor-voiced brass instrument that derives its name from the Ancient Greek word εὔφωνος euphōnos, [2] meaning "well-sounding" or "sweet-voiced" (εὖ eu means "well" or "good" and φωνή phōnē means "sound", hence "of good sound").
The marching horn is also normally played with a horn mouthpiece (unlike the mellophone, which needs an adapter to fit the horn mouthpiece). These instruments are primarily used in marching bands so that the sound comes from a forward-facing bell, as dissipation of the sound from the backward-facing bell becomes a concern in open-air environments.
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In the United States, the BB ♭ tuba is the most common in schools (largely due to the use of BB ♭ sousaphones in high school marching bands) and for adult amateurs. Many professionals in the U.S. play CC tubas, with BB ♭ also common, and many train in the use of all four pitches of tubas. [10] Comparison of euphonium (left) and tuba (right)