The Roman tuba is an ancient musical instrument, different from the modern tuba. Tuba (from tuba, tubae, Latin for trumpet) was produced around 500 BC, and like the Cornu (a similar instrument), was used as a military signal trumpet. The origin is Etruscan and has many similarities with the Greek Salpinx. It was a straight instrument, usually of bronze, about four feet long, and played with a detachable bone mouthpiece. This instrument, although disputed, could be the ancestor, and the source of the name for the modern tuba. Image File history File links Roman-tuba. ... Image File history File links Roman-tuba. ... The tuba is the largest of the low-brass instruments and is one of the most recent additions to the modern symphony orchestra, first appearing in the mid-19th century, when it largely replaced the ophicleide. ... Latin is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in Latium, the region immediately surrounding Rome. ... Cornicen on Trajans column. ... Map showing the extent of the Etruscan civilization and the twelve Etruscan League cities. ... Trumpet mouthpiece from the side On brass instruments the mouthpiece is that part of the instrument which is placed next to the players mouth. ...
The tuba is the largest of the low-brass instruments and is one of the most recent additions to the modern symphony orchestra, first appearing in the mid-19th century, when it largely replaced the ophicleide.
Tubas are also used in wind and concert bands and in brass bands, although in the latter instance they are referred to as Eb and BBb basses, there being two of each.
Three-valve tubas are generally the least expensive and are almost exclusively used by beginners and amateurs, and the sousaphone (a marching instrument) almost always has three valves.
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