Marching euphonium


King marching euphonium

The marching euphonium is a musical instrument of the brass family. It is a staple in college marching bands across the United States today. Physically, it does not resemble an upright euphonium, and is played standing and moving, much like a trumpet, but it is larger in size, shape, bore and sound. It is not the same instrument as a marching baritone, which is a different, slightly smaller brass instrument. The differences between the baritone and the euphonium are the size and taper of the bore. The baritone has a smaller and more cylindrical bore while the euphonium has a larger bore; although both produce partials of the B-flat harmonic series, and both have a nine-foot-long main tube, the baritone horn has a smaller bore and a tighter wrap and a far smaller bell, and is thus physically smaller. The euphonium has a more solid bassy timbre.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ Robert Donington, 'The Instruments of Music', pp. 113, The Family of Bugles, 2nd Edition, Methuen London 1962
  2. ↑ Apel, Willi (1969), Harvard Dictionary of Music, Cambridge: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1972, pp. 105 – 110
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