68_59_69.jpg
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Morphology: Tuba
Culture: German
Dates: 1850-1915
Description: The tuba is the largest brass instrument and is used to produce the lowest pitched notes. This example was probably from Germany or Austria. This type of tuba is known as a bombardon(comma) or bass tuba(comma) and historically it would have been used to play the lowest bass parts in military and brass bands. The bombardon has a slightly different valve and bore arrangement from modern tubas.
Culture: German
Dates: 1850-1915
Description: The tuba is the largest brass instrument and is used to produce the lowest pitched notes. This example was probably from Germany or Austria. This type of tuba is known as a bombardon(comma) or bass tuba(comma) and historically it would have been used to play the lowest bass parts in military and brass bands. The bombardon has a slightly different valve and bore arrangement from modern tubas.
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“68_59_69.jpg,” LibMesa, accessed December 22, 2024, https://libmesa.unm.edu/items/show/383.
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