Updated 05-May-2020.
Mondo shtuff from around the internet, all about EUPHONIUM!
My botty best at summarizing from Wikipedia: the euphonium is a medium-sized, 3 or 4-valve, conical-bore, tenor-voiced brass instrument . it derives its name from the Ancient Greek word e the bore size of the baritone horn is typically smaller than that of the euphonium . it is controversial whether this is sufficient to make them two different instruments . in the trombone family large and small bore tromb the american baritone was dominant in school bands throughout most of the 20th century . it was almost universally labelled a “baritone” by band directors and composers . Several late 19th century music catalog drum and bugle corps introduced the “Bass-baritone”, and distinguished it from the baritone . it is sometimes called the tenor tuba in B, although this can also refer to other varieties of tub the search for a satisfactory foundational wind instrument took many years . the serpent was used for over two centuries dating back to the late Renaissance . ophicleide used a system of keys and was an improvement over the serpent the euphonium is said to have been invented by Ferdinand Sommer of Weimar in 1843 . the bass saxhorn is very similar to a ‘british-style’ compensating besson has also been credited with the adjustable main tuning slide trigger . euphonium music is generally orchestrated as a non-transposing instrument like the trombone . in the British-style brass band in continental european band music, parts for the euphonium may be written in the bass clef . professional models have three top-action valves, plus a “compensating” fourth valve . compen the euphonium has an extensive range, comfortably from E2 to about E4 for intermediate players (using scientific pitch notation) in professional hands this may extend from B0 to as high as B5. The lowest notes a truly characteristic euphonium sound is rather hard to define precisely . most players would agree that an ideal sound is dark, rich, warm, and velvety . beginning euphoniumists will likely experience significant problems with intonation, response and range . it is very difficult for students, even of high-school age, to develop the rich sound characteristic of the . e there were, at one time, three-valve compensating euphoniums available . this configuration utilized extra tubing to bring notes C2 and B1 in tune . it is still available in British style bari the double-belled euphonium may have remained in common use even into the 1950s and 1960s . they have become rare, and are generally unknown to younger players . the difference in sound and timbre marching euphoniums are used by marching bands in schools and in Drum and Bugle Corps . the weight of these instruments can be straining to the average marcher and require great strength to hold during practices and performances higham and besson’s clearbore five-valve euphonium was economical but not widely used . the term ‘five-vave’ does not refer to variations of the double-bell e euphoniums are widely used in marches and brass band music of the British tradition . such ensembles are almost non-existent: they are more likely to be semi-professional or amateur in nature . other ensembles the euphonium is not traditionally an orchestral instrument and has not been common in symphony orchestras . there are a few works from the late Romantic period, in which composers wrote a the last opening for a euphonium player in an american service band was in may 2004 . college players must either obtain a graduate degree and go on to teach . job openings do not occur very often and when there are hundreds, if not thousands, of brass bands in Britain ranging in standard from world class to local bands . even the salvation army has strong ties to the brass band world, as this was a common and each band requires two euphoniums (principal and second) and there are opportunities . smaller numbers of students at most schools means they may study with a professor . tubas and eephonium some of the best college euphonium studios are taught by non-euphoneium players . Leonard Falcone (1899–1985) is an Italian-born American baritone/eusphonium soloist the instrument is namedake of the Leonard Falcone International Tuba and Euphonium Festival . Falcone advanced an operatic passionate baritone style . Brian Bowman is the best known american artist at the end of the 20 since its invention in 1843, the euphonium has always had an important role in ensembles . solo literature was slow to appear, consisting of only a handful of lighter solos until the 1960s. since then the euphonium was popular with composers and conductors as the principal tenor-voices solo instrument in brass band settings, especially in Britain . it was flexible both in tone quality and intonation and could euphonium was embraced from its earliest days by composers and arrangers in band settings . orchestral composers have, by and large, not taken advantage of this capability . there are several orchestral works euphonium solo repertoire consisted of only a dozen or so virtuosic pieces . in the 1960s and 1970s, american composers began to write solo works specifically for the instrument . the euphonium has begun to make inroads in jazz, pop and other settings . a handful of enterprising individuals have begun to do just that . the 2015 “Bass-Eurphonium “Euphonium” . encyclopdia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.