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Tuba
- Hornbostel-Sachs
- 423.232
- Family
- Brass
- Origin
- Germany
About
The largest and lowest-pitched brass instrument, the tuba anchors the bottom of the orchestral and band brass section. Developed in 1835 in Berlin, it uses valves to redirect air through additional tubing, lowering the pitch.
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Tuba (GMM26)
Description
Museum catalogue reference GMM26.