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The tuba (UK: / ˈ tj uː b ə /; US: / ˈ t uː b ə /) is the largest and lowest-pitched musical instrument in the brass family.As with all brass instruments, the sound is produced by lip vibration – a buzz – into a mouthpiece.
- 1835
- 423.232, (Valved aerophone sounded by lip vibration)
Learn about the tuba, a deep-pitched brass wind instrument with valves and wide conical bore, from its Roman origins to its modern variations. Find out how tubas are used in military bands, orchestras, and opera, and explore the works of composers such as Wagner and Vaughan Williams.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Learn about the history, structure, and variations of the tuba family, the lowest-pitched brass instruments. Discover the sousaphone, the euphonium, the baritone, and the tuba, and listen to their different sounds and examples.
Learn how the tuba, the lowest-pitched brass instrument, was invented in 1835 by Johann Moritz and Wilhelm Wieprecht. Discover the history and evolution of the tuba and its predecessors, such as the ophicleide and the serpent.
A concert tuba is designed in an ovular spiral for placement in the player's lap while sitting. Recording tubas have a bell (the large open end) that’s bent forward for easier microphone placement. Helicons and marching tubas are designed to be rested on the shoulder, so are often used by musicians in marching and cavalry groups.
