I want to know some characteristics of what kind of horns make good ensemble horns, good orchestra horns, good solo horns, etc.
What types of things would I be looking for?
Different types of tubas???
-
PWtuba
- bugler
- Posts: 233
- Joined: Mon Aug 13, 2007 6:48 pm
- Location: Central Ohio
-
Wyvern
- Wessex Tubas
- Posts: 5033
- Joined: Fri Sep 01, 2006 7:00 pm
- Location: Hampshire, England when not travelling around the world on Wessex business
- Contact:
Re: Different types of tubas???
I would say that for ensemble playing in a band what you are looking for is to provide a good broad bass foundation sound which supports rather than cuts through the ensemble. For orchestra I look for a more colorful and distinctive tuba tone. While for solo work a clearer more cutting tone is what is required to project to the audience.PWtuba wrote:I want to know some characteristics of what kind of horns make good ensemble horns, good orchestra horns, good solo horns, etc.
What types of things would I be looking for?
In actual fact a lot of these differences you can made by adjusting your playing style, or changing mouthpieces.
-
eupher61
- 6 valves
- Posts: 2790
- Joined: Tue Oct 10, 2006 9:37 pm
(adjusted to avoid copyright snooping and censorship)
Curliey: Do you know what the secret of finding a tuba is?
[holds up one finger]
Curliey: This.
Mitch: Your finger?
Curliey: One thing. Just one thing. You stick to that and the rest don't mean shyte.
Mitch: But, what is the "one thing?"
Curliey: [smiles] That's what *you* have to find out.
Curliey: Do you know what the secret of finding a tuba is?
[holds up one finger]
Curliey: This.
Mitch: Your finger?
Curliey: One thing. Just one thing. You stick to that and the rest don't mean shyte.
Mitch: But, what is the "one thing?"
Curliey: [smiles] That's what *you* have to find out.