Hello Cougar43,
Thank you for this interesting question.
Many people are confused about the euphonium and the baritone. The
two instruments are different in several ways, and yet a frequent
question is "What is the difference between the baritone and the
euphonium?
David Werden in his article “Euphonium, Baritone, or ???” discusses at
length the differences between a baritone and a euphonium.
The following short excerpt illustrates the dissimilarity:
“A baritone has a smaller bore and bell than a euphonium, with tubing
that is mostly cylindrical. Its sound is lighter and brighter. The
euphonium has a larger bell and bore, and its tubing is mostly
conical. It has a larger, darker, more powerful sound.”
Four well-known sources have characterized the difference as follows:
The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians
Baritone: narrow bore
Euphonium: wide bore; warm, large tone; deep-cup mouthpiece; tenor of
tuba family
International Cyclopedia of Music and Musicians
Baritone: smaller bore & tone; semi-conical cup mouthpiece; 3 valves
Euphonium: larger bore & tone; semi-conical bore; deep-cup mouthpiece;
3 to 5 valves
New Harvard Dictionary of Music
Baritone: smaller bore; tapered like a cornet
Euphonium: larger bore; tapered like a flugelhorn
New Oxford Companion to Music
Baritone: narrower bore
Euphonium: wider bore; called baritone in USA
You can read the entire article with David Werdens comprehensive
explanations here:
http://www.dwerden.com/eu-articles-bareuph.cfm
In a recent article dated March 2002, “You play a what?” by Matt
Haas:
“There is one huge difference between the two horns. The baritone
horn's tubing is more cylindrical, giving it a lighter, brighter
sound, much like that of its valve-less counterpart the trombone. The
euphonium's tubing is more conical, getting larger much sooner than
the baritone's, thus giving it a darker, richer sound. Another
difference, which is due to the different shape of tubing, is that the
euphonium's bore is larger than that of the baritone, indicating that,
to some extent, it takes more air to play it. An easy example of this
is to remove the main tuning slide, and reverse it. If the tuning
slide fits no matter how you put it in, then it is a baritone; if the
tuning slide does not fit in reversed, then it is a euphonium.”
http://www.paveglio.com/features/euphbari.html
This is how Nikk Pilato explains the difference between the two
instruments in his article “Euphonium or Baritone...which is it?”
- “A Euphonium has mostly conical tubing, the Baritone is mostly
cylindrical.
- A Euphonium has a larger bore than a Baritone. This results (if
played correctly) in a warmer, richer sound than the Baritone.
-The Euphonium often uses a deeper-cup mouthpiece, resulting in a
darker sound than the shallow mouthpieces oft employed by Baritones.”
This short excerpt explains:
“In America, the distinctions between the two are sometimes blurred
over, as they are not as important here as in some other countries,
most notably England, where brass bands feature both Baritones and
Euphoniums and have music written separately for both. In the case of
concert wind bands, Baritones are usually written for in treble clef
(transposing a Major Ninth, as does the tenor sax,(..)and Euphoniums
are written in bass clef. This isn't the case, however, for brass
bands, as the arrangements and compositions have Euphoniums in treble
clef. (..) All instruments made in the United States are now -and
always have been- Euphoniums. The term "Baritone" is a misnomer that
got carried over from England when referring to 3-valved, bell-front
instruments.”
http://www.nikknakks.net/Euphonium/euphvsbari.html
Additionally, I've located another internet resource. The School of
Music, located in the A. J. Fletcher Music Center describes the
differences between the euphonium and the baritone.
http://www.music.ecu.edu/courses/brass/Euphonium.html
Variations on the Baritone Horn and the Euphonium
A collection of pictures with detailed explanations of the many
differences between the two instruments can be found here:
http://home.att.net/~bobbeecher/bari-euph/bari-euph-p2.html
Additional information that may interest you:
The Wikipedia encyclopedia has an interesting article about the
Euphonium. It is also mentioned that the name "euphonium" comes from
the Greek for "beautiful-sounding".
http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphonium_horn
A Brief History of the Euphonium
http://www.nikknakks.net/Euphonium/history.html
Euphonium Music Guide
http://www.dwerden.com/emg/ColdFusion/presearch.cfm
How to play a baritone.
http://home.earthlink.net/~poboycorre/be04001.htm
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I hope you find this helpful.
Best Regards,
Bobbie7-ga |
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