Thread: Christmas Tubas
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Old 19-12-2013, 04:57 PM
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I've heard the phrase "baritone euphonium" but I honestly don't know what it refers to, I've always assumed "baritone" in that phrase was a description of the voicing the instrument the "euphonium" is playing/singing. It could be something the yanks say, I'm pretty certain they have their own nomenclature.

In the picture above, there are two distinctly different instruments. A Euphonium with a conical bore and a baritone with a cylindrical bore. This is similar as to how the trumpet (cylindrical) and cornet (conical) are completely different instruments. A conical bore produces a more "mellow" tone.

With reference to the picture, here are some differences I think I see:
  • The Euphonium have 4 values vs the 3 on the baritone.
  • Notice the length of tubing above the eupho players fingers, the baritone lacks that because it can accommodate tighter turns in the tubing due to the cylindrical bore.
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