euphonium
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The euphonium ( ; ; ) is a tenor- and baritone-voiced valved brass instrument pitched in 9-foot (9) B an octave below the B trumpet or cornet, employed chiefly in brass, military, and concert bands. As with any brass instrument, sound is produced with a lip vibration or "buzz" in the mouthpiece. The euphonium is a member of the large family of valved bugles, along with the tuba and flugelhorn, characterized by a wide conical bore. Most instruments have four valves, usually compensating piston valves, although instruments with four or five rotary valves are common in Eastern and Central Europe.
Key facts
- Instrument.range
- { \new Staff \with { \omit Score.TimeSignature } \clef treble \key c \major \cadenzaOn \omit Stem s4 ^ \markup "in B♭" \arpeggioBracket 1 \arpeggio \once \hide r1 \clef bass \arpeggioBracket 1 \arpeggio ^ \markup "sounds" e,,4 \finger \markup \text "pedal" \glissando bes,,4 s } The euphonium is notated in bass clef at concert pitch or as a transposing instrument in treble clef sounding a major ninth lower (see § Range)
- Instrument.musicians
- List of euphonium players
- Instrument.builders
- List of euphonium, baritone horn and tenor horn manufacturers
- Instrument.name
- Euphonium
- Instrument.image
- BC Euphonium ed1.jpg
- Instrument.caption
- Compensating 4-valve euphonium by Besson
- Instrument.background
- brass
- Instrument.hornbostel_sachs
- 423.231.2
- Instrument.hornbostel_sachs_desc
- Valved bugle with wide conical bore
- Instrument.developed
- 1840s from the ophicleide
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- Image
- BC Euphonium ed1.jpg
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- Hornbostel-Sachs classification
- 423.232
- Commons category
- Euphoniums
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- ユーフォニウム・ユーフォニューム
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24 sectionsContents
- Name
- History
- The invention of valves
- The earliest modern euphoniums
- Modern instruments
- Construction
- Compensating valves
- Types
- Double bell euphonium
- Five-valved euphonium
- Marching euphonium
- Repertoire
- Orchestral repertoire
- Performance
- Notation
- Range
- Notable players
- 20th century
- 21st century
- Jazz and popular music
- In popular culture
- References
- Sources
- External links
{{Infobox instrument | name = Euphonium | image = BC Euphonium ed1.jpg | caption = Compensating 4-valve euphonium by Besson | background = brass | classification = | hornbostel_sachs = 423.231.2 | hornbostel_sachs_desc = Valved bugle with wide conical bore | developed = 1840s from the ophicleide | range =
{ \new Staff \with { \omit Score.TimeSignature } \clef treble \key c \major \cadenzaOn \omit Stem s4 ^ \markup "in B♭" \arpeggioBracket 1 \arpeggio \once \hide r1 \clef bass \arpeggioBracket 1 \arpeggio ^ \markup "sounds" e,,4 \finger \markup \text "pedal" \glissando bes,,4 s } The euphonium is notated in bass clef at concert pitch or as a transposing instrument in treble clef sounding a major ninth lower (see § Range) | musicians = List of euphonium players | sound sample = | builders = List of euphonium, baritone horn and tenor horn manufacturers | related = }}