Klarinet Archive - Posting 001224.txt from 1998/01

From: Roger Garrett <rgarrett@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: Baritone horn or Euphonium
Date: Wed, 28 Jan 1998 14:26:25 -0500

On Thu, 29 Jan 1998, Edwin V. Lacy wrote:
> There is a significant misconception here. All euphoniums or baritone
> horns have exactly the same range, the same fingerings, the same
> everything. You can't look at one of these instruments and say, "This is
> a treble clef baritone," or, "This is a bass clef baritone." The
> difference is in the way the player thinks of the music and in the
> transposition.

Actually, a Euphonium is a four valve instrument, often with a fifth valve
- sometimes located on the bottom or opposite side of the instrument. A
Euphonium is always upright bell......

A Baritone never has more than three valves, and it is always bell front.
There is also quite a bit of contention regarding the flare and taper of
the two instruments.......that the Euphonium flares sooner and is,
therefore, a larger bore instrument.

Roger Garrett
IWU