Re: 6 piston valve euphonium-tuba?


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Posted by Ahh, grasshopper on August 03, 2003 at 11:00:53:

In Reply to: 6 piston valve euphonium-tuba? posted by Tony on August 03, 2003 at 01:08:47:

French tuba:

Similar in appearance and sound to the euphonium. Has 6 or 7 valves. Pitched in C (consequently, the tubing is slighly shorter than the other two instruments). Used as the tuba for symphony orchestras in France from about 1850-1960s. This explains why the "Bydlo" tuba solo in Maurice Ravel's arrangement of Modeste Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition is so high. The tuba range is achieved by use of the 5th, 6th, & 7th valves. French tubists have been professionally using the same tubas as the rest of the world since the late 1960s although students in French conservatories continued using the smaller instruments for a few years after.



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