ophicleide

The ophicleide is a keyed brass instrument invented by the Frenchman Jean Hilaire Asté in 1817. Its deep voice was a welcome addition to the brass section, and it quickly entered the romantic era orchestra. The ophiclieide replaced the serpert, an instrument that had been in wide use since the Renaissance.

Which means a snake and clade. Which means having a cover or a lid. And each of the holes has a lid on top of it which opens and closes. And that's how you get the different notes.

Originally created to provide the lowest notes in the brass section of an Orchestra, the Ophicleide's remarkable sound is often described as 'brilliant', 'bright', and intense but rarely 'low' due to the way in which this instrument produces sound; starting with the longest length of tubing which you then shorten by ...

Ophicleide

about 40 to 48" Bass ophicleides in C and Bb range in length from about 40 to 48". It is made of nickel silver and engraved in the style of presentation instruments from the mid-19th century. There are not many engravers today that can do this work to such a high level of art.

[English] A tall, narrow bass brass instrument of the keyed bugle family invented in about 1817 in Paris by Jean-Hilaire Aste. The ophicleide has nine to twelve side keys in the manner of woodwind instruments.

two basic types Mid range euphoniums have 4 valves and come in two basic types, non-compensating and compensating. Compensating instruments have extra 'knuckles' of tubing which 'compensate' for the tendency of the low register to be sharp.

The tuba largely replaced the ophicleide. Tuba is Latin for trumpet or horn. The horn referred to would most likely resemble what is known as a baroque trumpet. A person who plays the tuba is known as a tubaist or tubist.

When the tuba was invented, it overshadowed the ophicleide. The tuba was easier to play and more reliable an instrument. However, some musicians say that to two instruments aren't completely interchangeable. There are subtle tones in the lower notes that, when played quietly, are more sublime in the older instrument.

The euphonium is a medium-sized, 3 or 4-valve, often compensating, conical-bore, tenor-voiced brass instrument that derives its name from the Ancient Greek word εὔφωνος euphōnos, meaning "well-sounding" or "sweet-voiced" (εὖ eu means "well" or "good" and φωνή phōnē means "sound", hence "of good sound").

In the United States, however, the terms baritone and euphonium are largely interchangeable, partially due to the manufacturers' lack of distinction between the instruments. In an orchestral context, the tenor tuba part is often played by a euphonium, but the actual instrument called for can vary greatly.

The name "tuba" comes from the Latin word for "tube," but was also used for an ancient bronze instrument used in Greece and Rome. The name was later used as a blanket term for horns, trumpets, and bugles. Moritz called his invention the "basstuba" since it had a lower tone than historical "tubas."