TUBA

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf instrumental
gptkbp:commonPitches F
CC
BBb
Eb
gptkbp:family brass
gptkbp:firstPatentedBy gptkb:Johann_Gottfried_Moritz
gptkb:Wilhelm_Friedrich_Wieprecht
gptkbp:firstPatentedYear 1835
gptkbp:hasBellDirection upright
forward-facing
gptkbp:hasMouthpiece yes
gptkbp:hasValve yes
gptkbp:hasValvesType piston
rotary
gptkbp:hasVariant tenor tuba
bass tuba
contrabass tuba
subcontrabass tuba
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label TUBA
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:Germany
19th century
gptkbp:lengthOfTubing 3.7-5.5 meters
gptkbp:lowestPitchInstrumentOf brass family
gptkbp:material brass
nickel silver
gold brass
silver-plated brass
gptkbp:notablePlayer gptkb:Roger_Bobo
gptkb:Øystein_Baadsvik
gptkb:Arnold_Jacobs
gptkb:Carol_Jantsch
gptkbp:notation bass clef
treble clef (British brass bands)
gptkbp:playsFor blowing into mouthpiece
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:saxophone
sousaphone
helicon
gptkbp:roleInBand bass line
gptkbp:roleInOrchestra provides bass foundation
gptkbp:transposingInstrument sometimes
gptkbp:usedIn jazz
marching bands
military bands
brass bands
orchestras
film scores
concert bands
gptkbp:valvesPerCylinder 3-6
gptkbp:weight 6-13 kg
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tubists_Universal_Brotherhood_Association
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7