The euphonium (the name is coined from Greek and means ‘sweet-voiced’) is a brass instrument with a compass of three octaves. Developed from the bass saxhorn, it has a wide conical profile and an upward-facing bell. Although prototypes were known in Germany in the 1820s and an instrument was patented in 1838 by Carl Moritz of Berlin, the first ...
Williams’s tuba concerto of 1954 remains an unusual – though not unique – work for it as a solo instrument. Styles & Forms | Late Romantic | Classical Instruments | Euphonium | Late Romantic | Classical ...
the orchestra from Beethoven’s time onwards. New brass instruments were also invented, many of which have stayed in brass bands and wind bands ever since. The cornet, the euphonium and saxhorn families, the flugelhorn and tuba all emerged in the 1830s and 1840s, and mass production enabled brass and wind instruments to be produced at a cost ...
A musical ensemble is a group of two or more musicians who have come together to play music. In theory, an ensemble could contain any number of instruments in any combination, but in practice, certain combinations just don’t work very well, either for musical reasons or because of the sheer practicality of getting particular instruments and players ...
Bb contralto has disappeared, the Eb alto is better known today as the tenor horn, the Eb baryton is the modern baritone, the Bb bass is the euphonium and below that are the Eb and Bb contrebasse saxhorns. Introduction | Brass Instruments Instruments | Tuba | Brass ...
form of the soprano cornett, the E flat instrument is now the tenor horn, the B flat instrument is the baritone, the B flat bass is the euphonium and the E flat contrabass was replaced by the E-flat bass tuba. Styles & Forms | Late Romantic | Classical Instruments | Saxophone | Late Romantic | Classical ...
Vaughan Williams, the full extent of the tuba’s capabilities are rarely displayed. Skilfully played, it is a surprisingly flexible instrument, able to produce long, singing phrases. Euphonium The euphonium is a tenor tuba in Bb with a fundamental note of B'. It was designed in 1843, shortly after the invention of the original tuba. Its name ...
(Comedy group, 1962–69) Though they scored their only big hit, ‘I’m The Urban Spaceman’, two years later, this London band, led by Vivian Stanshall (vocals, euphonium) and Neil Innes (vocals, guitar), had run in the same pack as The New Vaudeville Band, Whistling Jack Smith and other leading lights of a 1966 craze for ...
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