Orchestral Brass:
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Trumpet
French Horn Trombone Tuba |
Modern instruments are pitched in B flat, but orchestral writing can have them pitched in most keys from low to high F.
Modern, professional instruments are "double horns" (with 4 rotary valves) pitched in F and B flat. There are typically 3 trombones - 2 tenors and a bass. The largest member of the family. |
Brass Band Instruments:
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Soprano Cornet
Cornets Flugel Tenor Horns Baritone Horns Trombones Euphoniums Basses |
Pitched in E flat.
Pitched in B flat; similar to the trumpet - many young musicians start on the cornet as it is shorter than the trumpet. Pitched in B flat; often described as a fat trumpet, this instrument is essentially a valved bugle. Perfected in 1844 (in Paris) by Adolphe Sax, these are pitched in E flat. A larger version of the Tenor Horn, pitched in B flat. The only instrument not to have valves, this instrument is pitched in B flat in a brass band. A tenor tuba, this is pitched in B flat with a large bore and wide flare to the bell There are 2 sizes of tuba - pitched in E flat and the contrabass B flat. |
Other Brass:
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Bugle
Wagner Tuba Sousaphone |
