the tuba is a member of the brass family instrument family.
the tuba is a member of what instrument family?
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the tuba (; ) (bass) is the largest and lowest-pitched musical instrument in the brass family. as with all brass instruments, the sound is produced by lip vibration into a large mouthpiece. it first appeared in the mid-19th century, making it one of the newer instruments in the modern orchestra and concert band. the tuba largely replaced the ophicleide. "tuba" is latin for 'trumpet'.
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the concert band in the canadian armed forces are referred to officially as "brass and reed" bands. they are performing ensembles consisting of several members of the woodwind instrument family, brass instrument family, and percussion instrument family. the band branch also has pipe and drum bands. there is also a dedicated string quartet attached to the central band of the canadian armed forces. most bands also form smaller ensembles to suit a wide variety of performance venues, including show bands, jazz ensembles, rock bands, celtic ensembles, brass quintets, woodwind quintets, parade bands, and dixie bands.
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