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A '''tuba''' is a large brass [[wind instrument]], the lowest in pitch of all commonly employed wind instruments. It is played vertically and has 3 to 5 values.<ref>The New American Desk Encyclopedia, Penguin Group, 1989</ref>
A '''tuba''' is a large brass wind instrument, the lowest in pitch of all commonly employed wind instruments. It is played vertically and has 3 to 5 values.<ref>The New American Desk Encyclopedia, Penguin Group, 1989</ref>
It is used to provide a bass-line in [[brass bands]] and some [[traditional jazz]] bands. In classical music, it is used more for its distinctive tone in coloristic effects, particularly from the late 19th century - [[Richard Wagner]] and [[Richard Strauss]], for example, employed it as a part of their rich orchestral pallettes.
It is used to provide a bass-line in brass bands and some [[traditional jazz]] bands. In classical music, it is used more for its distinctive tone in coloristic effects, particularly from the late 19th century - [[Richard Wagner]] and [[Richard Strauss]], for example, employed it as a part of their rich orchestral pallettes.
The English composer, Ralph Vaughan Williams, wrote a tuba concerto that has been frequently recorded.
The English composer, Ralph Vaughan Williams, wrote a tuba concerto that has been frequently recorded.
There is a tenor version in B flat, called in England, the '''Euphonium''', in [[Germany]], the '''Barytone''' and sometimes in [[Italy]], the '''Bombarda'''. Also, various bass versions of the tuba exist, mainly heard in [[Wagner]] or the occasional brass band. Adolphe Sax, who invented the [[Saxophone]] developed an instrument, the "'''Saxhorn'''", bass versions of which are considered part of the tuba family.
==References==
==References==