Talk:Euphonium
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Joel
Why is it PoV to report what Billy Joel appears to have said about this instrument? This is what is said:
As the musician Billy Joel wrote, "It's either sadness or euphonium."
Why's that bad? It may be Joel's PoV but I cannot for the life of me see why it is PoV for Wikipedia to report it. Nevilley
- I note that the quote has been in and out of the article a couple of times but without people having the courtesy to discuss it. I have put it back and and would be pleased to discuss this issue. Nevilley 22:56, 26 Feb 2004 (UTC)
- It's "sadness or euphoria." User:Rdsmith4/Sig 17:22, 3 Feb 2005 (UTC)
Saxhorn
I don't see how the euph can possibly be categorized as a saxhorn when the saxhorn family member at that pitch is the thing the UK calls "baritone horn". That instrument looks exactly like the other saxhorns and like them is relatively narrow-bored; the euph looks nothing, but nothing like them, and has a much wider bore. There is no family resemblance. I would be pleased to discuss this with anyone who feels they have evidence that the euph is a saxhorn. Nevilley 22:58, 26 Feb 2004 (UTC)
memphisbandman@yahoo.com writes
"It's either sadness or EUPHORIA"
God Bless, -Jim ><>
Holst's The Planets
I seem to recollect Holst saying that the Tenor Tuba part (in Mars I believe) should *not* be played on a euphonium. He wanted it to be played on a Tenor Tuba from the Wagner Tuba family. Please check.
Noun?
Is there a noun to refer to a person who plays a euphonium?
- Hmmm. Won't Old Smoothy Pants Mr Lurve Machine do for many of them? :)
No, there isn't.
New picture?
I have some taken the initiative and replaced the picture with one I feel displays its features better. If anyone doesn't like it, feel free to change it back. Diagonalfish | Talk 02:30, 9 Dec 2004 (UTC)
Four valves
I'm not sure about the line "Typically, a euphonium has four valves." The article makes it seem like 4-valve is the norm. It mentions 3-valve instruments only in passing. Most student and intermediate models, however, are 3-valve, and seeing as most people don't play Euphonium past high school, 3-valve seems the norm to me... I haven't made any changes; what do you think?
- Well, the valve number is not a defining attribute of the horn, but nontheless beginner models are not really representative of the instrument. And anyway, if you give up after high school, do you really count as a true player? ;) Dedicated players will generally use decent horns, and these will almost always have 4 valves. Diagonalfish 00:45, 14 Mar 2005 (UTC)
