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  2. Pitch of brass instruments - Wikipedia

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    The modern bass trombone is the same length as a tenor trombone, but typically has two valves, pitched in F and G♭. When combined, these valves put the instrument into D. The modern contrabass trombone is usually constructed in F and fitted with two valves in either D and B♭ combining to give A♭, or in C and D♭ combining to give A. The ...

  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 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

  5. Marching brass - Wikipedia

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    Marching brass instruments are brass instruments specially designed to be played while the player is moving. Not all instruments have a corresponding marching version, but many do, including the following: French horn (replaced by the mellophone) Baritone (replaced by the marching baritone or bass trumpet)

  6. Brass quintet - Wikipedia

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    The United States Army Brass Quintet. A brass quintet is a five-piece musical ensemble composed of brass instruments.The instrumentation for a brass quintet typically includes two trumpets or cornets, one French horn, one trombone or euphonium/baritone horn, and one tuba or bass trombone.The two instrumentations of the brass quintet that are currently in use are the quintet of two trumpets ...

  7. Brass instrument - Wikipedia

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    one horn; one trombone; one tuba or bass trombone; Big bands and other jazz bands commonly contain cylindrical bore brass instruments. A big band typically includes: four trumpets; four tenor trombones; one bass trombone (in place of one of the tenor trombones) Smaller jazz ensembles may include a single trumpet or trombone soloist. Mexican ...

  8. Flugelhorn - Wikipedia

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    The flugelhorn's mouthpiece is more deeply conical than either trumpet or cornet mouthpieces, but not as conical as a French horn mouthpiece. Some modern flugelhorns feature a fourth valve that lowers the pitch by a perfect fourth (similar to the fourth valve on some euphoniums , tubas , and piccolo trumpets , or the trigger on trombones ).

  9. Wagner tuba - Wikipedia

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    Instead, Wagner's wanted aural effect was obtained by a conical bore, similar to a horn, and the use of the horn mouthpiece (tapered and conical, as opposed to the parabolic cup mouthpiece such as on a trombone). [6] Finally, with the help of the C. W. Moritz firm in Berlin, Wagner was able to develop his idea into a finished product. Another ...