History of the tuba

The first tuba was made on September 12, 1835 The basstuba, historical precursor to the modern tuba, made its appearance on September 12, 1835. The German military bandmaster Wilhelm Wieprecht and the musical instrument inventor Johann Moritz were the basstuba's creators.

1. Where did the tuba originate from?
2. What are 3 facts about the tuba?
3. What is an interesting fact about the tuba?

Where did the tuba originate from?

Despite being a relatively new instrument since its invention about 175 years ago in Germany, the tuba has become one of the most common brass instruments in both orchestras and marching bands.

What are 3 facts about the tuba?

The word tuba means trumpet or horn in Latin. But tubas are a LOT bigger than trumpets. A trumpet weighs about 1.3 kilograms, but a tuba weighs a whopping 13.6 kilograms! It's so heavy that tubists hold them across their laps while playing them (instead of lifting them up to their mouths, like a trumpet or a trombone).

What is an interesting fact about the tuba?

The tuba is the lowest-pitched, and largest in the brass family of musical instruments. The tubist (or tubaist) creates sound by blowing into the large mouthpiece, which produces vibration in the instrument, and then uses their fingers to press the valves to produce different sounds.