TRUMPETS

SIDE DRUM

FRENCH HORNS

TROMBONES

BASSOONS

CLARINETS

BASS DRUM

TUBA

OBOES

CONTRABASSOON

BASS CLARINET

PICCOLO

FLUTES

SECOND VIOLINS

VIOLAS

ENGLISH HORN

PIANO

HARP

FIRST VIOLINS

CELLOS

BASSES

HISTORY OF THE TUBA

• “ Tuba ” is a Latin word meaning horn or trumpet

Bell

1835 The patent for the first tuba was filed on September 12 , 1835 , for a “ bass tuba ” in F1

• The tuba serves as the bass of the orchestral brass section

• Tubas are found in various pitches , most commonly in F , E� , C , or B�

• The tuba is generally constructed of brass , which is either unfinished , lacquered or electro-plated with nickel , gold , or silver

Valves

Water Key

Mouthpiece

Main Tube

1840s The tuba with the deepest pitch came in the 1840s by a Czech craftsman named V . F . Červený

1979 The International Tuba Day is held every year on the first Friday of May and has been celebrated since 1979