Tuba

Fr. tuba; It. tuba ; Ger. Tuba

Instruments

Explore our collection of tuba-related research. Discover insights from researchers with the Analysis, Creation, and Teaching of Orchestration Project, along with recommended external resources.

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The History and Future of the Tuba Family: Material-, Resonance-, and Performance-Based Perspectives

Mar 13, 2024

Jack Adler-McKean

The History and Future of the Tuba Family: Material-, Resonance-, and Performance-Based Perspectives

Mar 13, 2024

Jack Adler-McKean

This paper proposes an examination of the intersections of materiality, acoustics, and musical performance practice through the prism of instruments of the tuba family. Investigation into the symbiotic relationship between instrumental evolution and performance practice is a crucial facet of any study of timbre and orchestration.

Mar 13, 2024

Jack Adler-McKean

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May 23, 2023

Don Freund and David Cutler

Brass | The Tuba Family

May 23, 2023

Don Freund and David Cutler

The tuba functions as the bass of the brass section. Comparable to the way string basses commonly double the cellos an octave lower (like adding an organ “16-foot” stop), the tuba is acoustically designed to provide depth and strength to the bass voice. Its sound is open and relatively diffuse, a “sub-woofer” to the brass and the orchestra as a whole.

May 23, 2023

Don Freund and David Cutler