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The saxtuba is an obsolete valved brass wind instrument conceived by the Belgian instrument-maker Adolphe Sax around 1845. [1] The design of the instrument was inspired by the ancient Roman cornu and tuba .
Saxophone produced by Sax. Antoine-Joseph " Adolphe " Sax ( French: [ɑ̃twan ʒozɛf adɔlf saks]; 6 November 1814 – 7 February 1894) [ a] was a Belgian inventor and musician who invented the saxophone in the early 1840s, patenting it in 1846. He also invented the saxotromba, saxhorn and saxtuba, and redesigned the bass clarinet in a fashion ...
The saxotromba is a valved brass instrument invented by the Belgian instrument-maker Adolphe Sax around 1844. [1] It was designed for the mounted bands of the French military, probably as a substitute for the French horn. The saxotrombas comprised a family of half-tube instruments of different pitches. By about 1867 the saxotromba was no longer ...
Euphonium. Tuba. The saxhorn is a family of valved brass instruments that have conical bores and deep cup-shaped mouthpieces. The saxhorn family was developed by Adolphe Sax, who is also known for creating the saxophone family. The sound of the saxhorn has a characteristic mellow tone quality and blends well with other brass.
Subcontrabass tuba. The subcontrabass tuba is a rare instrument of the tuba family built an octave or more below the modern contrabass tuba. Only a very small number of these large novelty instruments have ever been built. Most are pitched in thirty-six-foot (36′) BBB♭ an octave lower than the BB♭ contrabass tuba, their fundamental note B ...
Noted Jazz players include Don Butterfield, Howard Johnson and Michel Godard. [1] Accomplished soloist and chamber musicians include James Gourlay, Øystein Baadsvik, Velvet Brown and August Schieldrop. Tubists who played primarily for film scores are John Van Houten, Tommy Johnson and Jim Self .
It first appeared in the mid-19th century, making it one of the newer instruments in the modern orchestra and concert band, and largely replaced the ophicleide. [ 2] Tuba is Latin for "trumpet". [ 3] A person who plays the tuba is called a tubaist, a tubist, [ 4] or simply a tuba player.
Helicon. 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.