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Vagn Holmboe, Tuba Concerto, op. 127 (1976) Helmut Lachenmann, Harmonica (1981–83) Torbjörn Iwan Lundquist, Landscape for tuba, string orchestra and piano (1978) [5] Arild Plau, Concerto for solo tuba and string orchestra (1990) [8] Jan Sandström, Lemon House, Tuba Concerto (2002) Gunther Schuller, Capriccio (1960) [3]
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 euphonium is sometimes referred to as a tenor tuba and is pitched in B ♭, one octave higher than the BB ♭ contrabass tuba. The term "tenor tuba" is often used more specifically to refer to B ♭ rotary-valved tubas pitched in the same octave as euphoniums. The "Small Swiss Tuba in C" is a tenor tuba pitched in C, and provided with 6 ...
The work was positively received by Norwegian classical music critics, and NRK's music critic Stein Eide described the work as a key new tuba concerto. [ 6 ] Paus said that "all instruments have their pioneers for the development of the instrument, and Schieldrop is one of those musicians who at an early age has begun to feel that the available ...
The sound produced by this instrument has been variously described as "smoky", "metallic", "unearthly" and "majestic". [3] Wagner tubas (or Tenortuben and Basstuben ) are also referred to as Wagnertuben, Waldhorntuben, Bayreuth-tuben, Ring-tuben, or Horn-tuben by German writers, but it is most common to refer to them in English as Wagner tubas.
A distant ancestor of the tuba, the serpent is related to the cornett and was used for bass parts from the 17th to the early 19th centuries. [4] In the early 19th century, keys were added to improve intonation, and several upright variants were developed and used, until they were superseded first by the ophicleide and ultimately by the valved tuba.
Tuba: E ♭ tuba: E ♭ 2: When notated in treble clef B ♭ tuba B ♭ 1: When notated in treble clef Venova: Venova: C 5: Alto Venova: F 4: Violin: Treble violin C 5: Alto Violin: C 5: Octobass C 2: C 0: Viol: Double bass: C 3: Wagner Tuba: Tenor Wagner tuba B ♭ 3, formerly B ♭ 2: Bass Wagner tuba F 3, formerly F 2: Xylophone: C 5
An offstage instrument or choir part in classical music is a sound effect used in orchestral and opera which is created by having one or more instrumentalists (trumpet players, also called an "offstage trumpet call", horn players, woodwind players, percussionists, other instrumentalists) from a symphony orchestra or opera orchestra play a note, melody, or rhythm from behind the stage, or ...