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  2. Pitch of brass instruments - Wikipedia

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    trumpet, cornet, flugelhorn, soprano trombone: F 3: 6 ft (1.8 m) F mellophone: E ♭ 3: 6.75 ft (2.06 m) alto horn, alto trombone, alto trumpet B ♭ 2: 9 ft (2.7 m) tenor and bass trombone, baritone horn, euphonium, B ♭ horn, bass trumpet, natural trumpet, B ♭ mellophone: F 2: 12 ft (3.7 m) French horn, contrabass trombone, cimbasso: E ...

  3. French horn - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. Brass instrument - Wikipedia

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    This family includes all of the modern brass instruments except the trombone: the trumpet, horn (also called French horn), euphonium, and tuba, as well as the cornet, flugelhorn, tenor horn (alto horn), baritone horn, sousaphone, and the mellophone. As valved instruments are predominant among the brasses today, a more thorough discussion of ...

  5. Trombone - Wikipedia

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    The trombone (German: Posaune, Italian, French: trombone) is a musical instrument in the brass family. As with all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player's vibrating lips cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate .

  6. Brass section - Wikipedia

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    4 French horns; 2–3 Tenor trombones; 1 Bass trombone; 2 Euphoniums and/or baritone horns; 2 Tubas; The brass instruments that are sometimes, but very rarely, used in the concert band: Flugelhorn; Tenor (alto) Horn; Piccolo trumpet; Bass trumpet; Wagner tuba; Alto trombone; Contrabass trombone

  7. Mellophone - Wikipedia

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    Horn players doubling on mellophone often use a smaller, lighter, conical ("funnel") mouthpiece, as used on French horns, with an adapter to allow them to fit in the larger-bore leadpipe of the mellophone. This style mouthpiece gives the instrument a warmer sound than using a trumpet mouthpiece, and allows French horn players to play the ...