The Typology and Timbre of the Tuba

Arnold Myers

The Typology and Timbre of the Tuba

Arnold Myers

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Low-pitched valved brass wind instruments are often described generically as tubas. In fact, the term 'tuba' covers a broad family of instruments, with sounding lengths ranging from the 8-ft C of the classic French orchestral tuba to the 18-ft B♭ of the brass band and orchestral contrabass. The first instrument designated as a tuba was introduced in 1835, and since then a variety of models differing in bore profile as well as in nominal pitch have been used. This paper explores the historical development of the tuba family from an acoustical perspective, presenting and discussing measurements of bore profile and input impedance for a number of representative instruments from different periods and musical traditions.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Vom Serpent zur Tuba: Entwicklung und Einsatz der tiefen Polsterzungen-Instrumente mit Grifflöchern und Ventilen
Subtitle of host publication	Bericht über das 33 Musikinstrumentenbau-Symposium in Michaelstein, 7-9 November 2014
Editors	Monika Lustig, Ute Omonsky, Christian Philipsen
Place of Publication	Augsburg
Publisher	Wissner-Verlag
Pages	159-164
Number of pages	16
ISBN (Print)	978-3-95786-204-4
Publication status	Published - 2019

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Name	Michaelsteiner Konferenzberichte
Publisher	Wissner
Number	83

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Myers, A. (2019). The Typology and Timbre of the Tuba. In M. Lustig, U. Omonsky, & C. Philipsen (Eds.), Vom Serpent zur Tuba: Entwicklung und Einsatz der tiefen Polsterzungen-Instrumente mit Grifflöchern und Ventilen: Bericht über das 33 Musikinstrumentenbau-Symposium in Michaelstein, 7-9 November 2014 (pp. 159-164). (Michaelsteiner Konferenzberichte; No. 83). Wissner-Verlag. https://www.wissner.com/wissner-musikbuch/themengebiete/instrumentenkunde-instrumentalspiel/vom-serpent-zur-tuba-detail

Myers, Arnold. / The Typology and Timbre of the Tuba. Vom Serpent zur Tuba: Entwicklung und Einsatz der tiefen Polsterzungen-Instrumente mit Grifflöchern und Ventilen: Bericht über das 33 Musikinstrumentenbau-Symposium in Michaelstein, 7-9 November 2014. editor / Monika Lustig ; Ute Omonsky ; Christian Philipsen. Augsburg : Wissner-Verlag, 2019. pp. 159-164 (Michaelsteiner Konferenzberichte; 83).

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Vom Serpent zur Tuba: Entwicklung und Einsatz der tiefen Polsterzungen-Instrumente mit Grifflöchern und Ventilen: Bericht über das 33 Musikinstrumentenbau-Symposium in Michaelstein, 7-9 November 2014. ed. / Monika Lustig; Ute Omonsky; Christian Philipsen. Augsburg: Wissner-Verlag, 2019. p. 159-164 (Michaelsteiner Konferenzberichte; No. 83).

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Myers A. The Typology and Timbre of the Tuba. In Lustig M, Omonsky U, Philipsen C, editors, Vom Serpent zur Tuba: Entwicklung und Einsatz der tiefen Polsterzungen-Instrumente mit Grifflöchern und Ventilen: Bericht über das 33 Musikinstrumentenbau-Symposium in Michaelstein, 7-9 November 2014. Augsburg: Wissner-Verlag. 2019. p. 159-164. (Michaelsteiner Konferenzberichte; 83).

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