Pitched below the trumpet, the mellophone replaces this brass horn in the marching band
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French horn - Wikipedia  The French horn is a brass instrument made of tubing wrapped into a coil with a flared bell. ... A horn without valves is known as a natural horn, changing pitch along the .... instrument group in the brass family, below the cornet and the trumpet. ..... Many college marching bands and drum corps, however, use mellophones...
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A Tenor Horn/Alto Horn FAQ - Arizona State University  It covers the same alto range that the French horn plays in. ... but in German the term Tenorhorn refers to an instrument pitched in B-flat similar to what ... American style alto horns in marching band, which were built in the same pattern as a ... The standard brass band has three E-flat tenor horns in the section, a solo horn...
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When corps made the jump to Bb, why no marching horn? - Page 3 ...  <Larger bands or corps (from the more intensive marching) should stay ... to replace/supplement the mellophone with an F marching horn? ... Chris (randomnoise) is exactly correct...the partials are what they are, regardless of brass ... A marching French horn is pitched an octave and a 4th below a trumpet.
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The Mello Zone - Arizona State University  I first encountered the mellophone in F alto in high school in the late 1970s, as I ... other alto range brass instruments, including the mellophone and alto (tenor) horn. ... It is an instrument pitched in B-flat built to use a horn mouthpiece; the music for ... of my tenure here they used B-flat marching horns in the marching band.
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Mellophone - Wikipedia  The mellophone is a three-valved brass instrument pitched in the key of F or E. It has a conical bore, like that of the euphonium and flugelhorn. The mellophone is used as the middle-voiced brass instrument in marching bands and drum and bugle corps in place of French horns, and ... Mellophone fingering is the same as the trumpet and is typically pitched...
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Brass instruments - Andrew Batterham  Conical Cornet French horn Euphonium Tuba ... Brass instruments with a cylindrical bore include the trumpet, trombone, tenor horn and baritone families ... They are one of the oldest instruments on the Earth, and have maintained a ... Notated in concert pitch in (mostly) bass and tenor clefs, treble clef Bb for brass bands.
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Brass instrument - Wikipedia  A brass instrument is a musical instrument that produces sound by sympathetic vibration of air ... There are several factors involved in producing different pitches on a brass ... Slides, valves, crooks (though they are rarely used today), or keys are used to .... The trumpet and horn are examples of half-tube brass instruments.
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Instruments in Depth - The Oboe - Bloomingdale School of Music  ... second most popular member is the cor anglais, also known as the English horn. ... It is the alto (sometimes considered tenor) instrument of the family and plays in the ... Instead of having a hole for the reed to be inserted in, the English horn has a ... The reed is also a double reed but is distinct from the oboe reed, and the...
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Horn (instrument) - Wikipedia  A horn is any of a family of musical instruments made of a tube, usually made of metal and often curved in various ways, with one narrow end into which the musician blows, and a wide end from which sound emerges. In horns, unlike some other brass instruments such as the trumpet, the bore ... The latter name is the Latin word for "horn", and the source of the name of...
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Mute (music) - Wikipedia  A mute is a device fitted to a musical instrument to alter the sound produced: by affecting the ... A variety of mutes have been used on brass instruments, most of which ... There are a range of other mutes for brass, such as the solotone mute, the ... usually made of a soft material, which is placed in the bell to soften the tone.
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Musical Instruments - Naxos  Various Musical Instruments including bowed strings, woodwind, brass, ... Its higher-pitched cousin, the piccolo, is often encountered, although the lower alto...
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Marching percussion - Wikipedia  Marching percussion instruments are specially designed to be played while ... This creates a sound with more overtone, as opposed to striking the ... the head type, shell depth, and/or tuning between the two drums may vary. ... These drums sounded a lot like timpani, so they were called timp-toms.
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Euphonium - Wikipedia  The euphonium is a large, conical-bore, baritone-voiced brass instrument that derives its name ... The ophicleide, which was used in bands and orchestras for a few decades in the early to mid-19th century, used a .... and go on to teach at the college level, or audition for one of the major or regional military service bands.
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Trumpet | Word Trumpet at Open Dictionary of English by LearnThat ...  a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves; proclaim on, or as if on, ... (Verb); To proclaim loudly; to promote enthusiastically (Verb); A trumpet is a musical instrument.
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Trumpet Mutes Descriptions Sound Clips Samples Pictures ...  Generally, a mute for a brass instrument (trumpet, trombone, French horn, baritone horn, ... There are several different types of brass instrument mutes. Each type...
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J.W. Pepper and the Birth of the Sousaphone | - J.W. Pepper Blog  Jul 1, 2015 ... On the field, in the stands, or on the street, the Sousaphone is one of ... to constructing a bass instrument in which the bell would turn upwards ... In fact, John Philip Sousa's face appears engraved on the bell in recognition of his design. .... I bought another old upright tuba from Milt Marcus, a tuba collector...
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Correct Orchestral Orders for ALL Instruments :: MakeMusic Forum  I'd like to know the "correct" orchestral order of ALL instruments, in a "worst case" ... Brass. ==== French Horn. Trumpet. Trombone. Tuba. Percussion [unpitched] ... So, Eb Clarinet is on top, followed by Bb (or A), then bass and last is contra. ... Saxes, I believe, are on the bottom of the woodwinds line.
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jeopardy/1312_Qs.txt at master  jedoublen/jeopardy  GitHub  HORNS | This "continental" wind instrument is played with one hand inside the bell to control its tone | French horn. right: Jeff. Wrong: Value: $400. Number: 4.
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(128) the expansion of jazz - Basin Street  with the 'string band' (an important part of any brass band organization that used ... Soon the violin lead was replaced by the louder trumpet, an instrument that ... changed from various names such as dance orchestras, string bands into 'jazz' ... the first jazz band recordings and was soon followed by the Kid Ory band in.
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Cornet - Wikipedia  The cornet /krnt/ is a brass instrument similar to the trumpet but distinguished from it by its conical bore, ... The modern day cornet is used in brass bands, concert bands, and in specific orchestral .... heritage in military bands, where the highest brass instrument is always the cornet. ... Cornet resembling a French horn...
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Instruments of the Orchestra - Percussion  Timpani are tuned instruments, which means they can play different notes. ... ear because he/she usually needs to change the pitches of the drums during ... The percussionist uses hard mallets to play the glockenspiel, which sounds like clear tinkling bells. Cymbals. Cymbals are the biggest noisemakers of the orchestra.