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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.
E.K. Blessing, a subsidiary of Powell flutes, manufactures marching baritones in the United States; Eastman Music Company, Makes String, Brass, Woodwind and a variety of other instruments; F.E. Olds, manufactures tenor brass under the names of the previously defunct American companies F.E. Olds and Reynolds
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 ...
The French horn (since the 1930s known simply as the horn in professional music circles) is a brass instrument made of tubing wrapped into a coil with a flared bell. The double horn in F/B ♭ (technically a variety of German horn) is the horn most often used by players in professional orchestras and bands, although the descant and triple horn have become increasingly popular.
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.
A modern drum and bugle corps is a musical marching unit consisting of brass instruments, percussion instruments, electronic instruments, and color guard. Typically operating as independent non-profit organizations, corps perform in competitions, parades, festivals, and other civic functions. Participants of all ages are represented within the ...
Certain low brass instruments such as trombone, tuba, euphonium, and alto horn are whole-tube and can play the fundamental tone of each harmonic series with relative ease. Furthermore, the low brass often use extra valves to extend their range uniformly, since the fundamental is chromatically discontinuous with the lowest 2nd harmonic reachable ...
A Willson 2900 euphonium, a professional model commonly used in American service bands. The euphonium repertoire consists of solo literature and parts in band or, less commonly, orchestral music written for the euphonium. Since its invention in 1843, the euphonium has always had an important role in ensembles, but solo literature was slow to ...