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  2. Tuba - Wikipedia

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    As with all brass instruments, the sound is produced by lip vibration – a buzz – into a mouthpiece. 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. Brass instrument - Wikipedia

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    A tenor horn (alto horn) in E ♭, baritone horn in B ♭, and euphonium in B ♭. A brass instrument is a musical instrument that produces sound by sympathetic vibration of air in a tubular resonator in sympathy with the vibration of the player's lips. Brass instruments are also called labrosones[1] or labrophones, from Latin and Greek ...

  4. Brass band - Wikipedia

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    Tanzanian Police Force brass band. A brass band is a musical ensemble generally consisting primarily of brass instruments, most often with a percussion section.Ensembles that include brass and woodwind instruments can in certain traditions also be termed brass bands (particularly in the context of New Orleans and Japan–style brass bands), but may be more correctly termed military bands ...

  5. British brass band - Wikipedia

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    In Britain, a brass band (known regionally as a silver band or colliery band) is a musical ensemble comprising a standardized range of brass and percussion instruments.The modern form of the brass band in the United Kingdom dates back to the 19th century, with a vibrant tradition of competition based around communities and local industry, with colliery bands being particularly notable.

  6. List of percussion instruments - Wikipedia

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    Instruments commonly part of the percussion section of a band or orchestra. These three groups overlap heavily, but inclusion in any one is sufficient for an instrument to be included in this list. However, when only a specific subtype of the instrument qualifies as a percussion instrument, only that subtype is listed here.

  7. Tenor horn - Wikipedia

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    Description. The tenor horn is a valved brass instrument (in E ♭) which has a predominantly conical bore like that of the euphonium and flugelhorn. It uses a deep funnel- or cup-shaped mouthpiece. The tenor horn's conical bore and deep mouthpiece produce a mellow, rounded tone that is often used as a middle voice, supporting the melodies of ...

  8. 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.

  9. Trumpet - Wikipedia

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    Ghatam. v. t. e. The trumpet is a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz ensembles. The trumpet group ranges from the piccolo trumpet —with the highest register in the brass family—to the bass trumpet, pitched one octave below the standard B ♭ or C trumpet.