Musical instruments - Austria / II. Republic of Austria 2018 - 210 Euro Cent

Generally characteristic of the tuba is its strongly conical shape from the mouth tube to the bell, this is called wide scale. Because of its deep sound, it is the bass instrument under the horns, while a distinction between bass tuba and the even deeper double bass tub. The tuba is available in different basic moods, it is then called according to F-tuba, Eb tuba, C-tuba or B-tuba. Depending on the type, a tuba has three to six valves. Tubas - one also uses the majority form of tuba - are used in classical orchestras and wind ensembles as well as in folk wind music and in jazz. With its deep sound, the tuba in the orchestra in the bass function is used on the one hand to support the double basses and the trombone movement, on the other hand, it also fulfills solo tasks, eg. B. in the giant motif or in the worm motif in Wagner's "Ring des Nibelungen". The tuba is played predominantly while sitting, while the instrument rests on the thigh of the player or on the chair. The funnel points upwards. For playing while standing or marching, a carrying strap is used. The Viennese variant of the tuba The slender Viennese tuba is an F-tuba of its own design. It has six valves, three of which are played with the left and the right hand, the so-called Viennese grip system. Due to its narrow scale, the Viennese tuba has a slightly lighter tone than a "normal" F-tuba. Thus, it connects directly to the sound of the Viennese horn and harmonises perfectly with the trombone movement. As a "Viennese sound style" refers to the specific interpretation of music in the tradition of Viennese classical music by well-known Austrian orchestras such as the Vienna Philharmonic, the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, the Tonkünstler Orchestra Lower Austria or the Orchestra of the Volksoper Vienna using special instruments such as Viennese oboe or the Viennese horn.