Differences between a Baritone and a Euphonium

Поділитися
Вставка
  • Опубліковано 5 вер 2024

КОМЕНТАРІ • 99

  • @AKCEuph
    @AKCEuph  6 років тому +25

    What are some stories you have from times when people mix up what a baritone and a euphonium are?

    • @ericheidner6355
      @ericheidner6355 6 років тому +3

      The confusion still goes on to this day--Norlan Bewley's excellent "Octubafest" books have T.C. parts labeled "Baritone" and B.C. parts labeled "Euphonium."

    • @blakelong9879
      @blakelong9879 5 років тому +2

      When beginning band students ask me what a email is, I usually reply, "It's like a baby tuba." Then, when I get a really confused face, I go into more detail about the instrument.

    • @_havien3
      @_havien3 2 роки тому

      when i first moved to the school i go to now my teacher put me as a euph and not a tube (i was a tuba before but the euph we had sucked) but she referred to it as a baritone (and still does) so ive been calling my euph a baritone for like 3 years now

  • @nathanielnester9886
    @nathanielnester9886 6 років тому +50

    Really nice video. at first I thought you were standing next to 2 gigantic tubas

  • @laurelhemmer799
    @laurelhemmer799 5 років тому +10

    Thanks! I didn't know the tubing was what made it different. Now if anyone asks, I can explain to them it's the same as the difference between trumpet and cornet

    • @AKCEuph
      @AKCEuph  5 років тому +1

      Laurel Hemmer glad it helped 😎

    • @nlhn638
      @nlhn638 2 роки тому

      The bell is also ever so slightly different.

  • @adariusparker6027
    @adariusparker6027 4 роки тому +5

    I had always referred to my instrument as a baritone because that’s what my middle school band director called it and all of my music fundamentals books referred to my instrument as well. At my very first summer band camp at the University Of Tampa one of my instructors got very upset with me for referring to my instrument as a baritone then spent the remainder of our lesson explaining the difference between the two. Very nice video! Thanks!

    • @AKCEuph
      @AKCEuph  4 роки тому

      That must have been before I taught the that camp. Thank you for checking out the video!

  • @MeadFan
    @MeadFan 6 років тому +11

    For those who might be wondering...
    Euphonium has conical tubing.
    Baritone has cylindrical tubing.
    But what kind of tubing does a Valve Trombone have?

    • @AKCEuph
      @AKCEuph  6 років тому +3

      James Meyer I’m gonna let this sit for awhile 😎

    • @varatic644
      @varatic644 6 років тому +2

      James Meyer cylindrical

    • @MeadFan
      @MeadFan 6 років тому +1

      Cornel Botnaru
      What makes both cylindrical instruments so distinctly different in sound?
      This also begs the question: on a double-bell euphonium, is the smaller bell closer to a baritone or valve trombone?

    • @majcrash
      @majcrash 6 років тому +1

      What's the difference, other than how the tubing is wrapped?

    • @majcrash
      @majcrash 6 років тому

      All trombones are cylindrical.

  • @trumpetgodfather96
    @trumpetgodfather96 6 років тому +4

    Great video and explanation!! If only someone would do as good of a job explaining the difference between a cornet and trumpet.

    • @AKCEuph
      @AKCEuph  6 років тому +1

      Terry Wood I bet we could make that happen...

    • @paulroutledge4923
      @paulroutledge4923 6 років тому +2

      Trent Hamilton has a video of the differences between the cornet and trumpet ua-cam.com/video/YlSY5c4wSX0/v-deo.html

    • @majcrash
      @majcrash 6 років тому +3

      Very similar difference. Cornet is conical, trumpet is cylindrical.

    • @mal2ksc
      @mal2ksc 5 років тому +3

      The difference in internal dimensions are not all that substantial between trumpets and cornets. Flugelhorns are the true conical high brass instrument, most similar to miniature euphoniums.

    • @valbastiancontraio2795
      @valbastiancontraio2795 3 роки тому

      @@majcrash a cornet it's only slightly more conical, a soprano flugelhorn is really conical

  • @rachelguzzo1602
    @rachelguzzo1602 5 років тому +15

    I call my euphonium a Bari since I’m too lazy to type out euphonium. Peak of human evolution

  • @aaaahlw
    @aaaahlw 4 роки тому +14

    I play euphonium but at my middle school they just call it a baritone EVEN THOUGH it is a euphonium

    • @AKCEuph
      @AKCEuph  4 роки тому +5

      First Name Last Name I feel like you’re thumbnail describes how I feel about that 😑

    • @leilah.m.8795
      @leilah.m.8795 4 роки тому +2

      Sir Almonds that is the exact same at my middle school 😂

  • @TheJH1015
    @TheJH1015 5 років тому +2

    Fun thing: in the Dutch and Belgian 'fanfare' wind band the baritone and euphonium serve slightly different roles, and the baritone is actually solely written in treble clef! Euph can be written in both treble and bass clef.

    • @deoradh
      @deoradh 2 роки тому

      Both can (and are) written in TC and BC, in the US. In a pinch, TC-reading players (eg, those transferring from, say, trumpet) can also substitute tenor sax parts. Doing so, I'll say, is generally a lot more fun (in the sense of having a greater chance of playing the melody) than being stuck with a slightly rewritten tuba um-pah part or (if you're lucky) trombone.

  • @charlietuba
    @charlietuba 6 років тому +1

    There is a great section on "The Baritone Horn" in the booklet "'Les' BRASS" by Alan Raph and Bucky Milam.
    "Statements like 'I play the bartone horn'…
    and question like
    'What's the difference between a baritone horn and a euphonium?'…
    are sure-are conversion stoppers.

  • @firebearva
    @firebearva 4 роки тому

    Thanks for the video. I have played both in HS, college and the military. Aaron I never saw, or played Euphonium until brass ensemble in college.

  • @apolloskyfacer5842
    @apolloskyfacer5842 Рік тому +1

    *Keep it simple* The Bb 'Baritone' is actually a TENOR HORN in Bb. The Euphonium is a TENOR TUBA in Bb. The tonalities of both instruments are the same (Bb Tenor) (* Note that the brass band 'Tenor' Horn in Eb is actually an Eb Alto Horn)

  • @Saxman_sam
    @Saxman_sam 4 роки тому +1

    Wholesome content indeed mr.campbell

  • @jerrybyers2172
    @jerrybyers2172 2 роки тому

    Thanks! You answered all of my questions.

  • @robgale1183
    @robgale1183 4 роки тому +1

    Hey Aaron! I am surprised to see that you created a video on this subject. You may remember me from USF HOT band from around the years of 2010-2012. I am starting to introduce my friend into the brass family by lending him a student version euphonium and I wanted to find a video showing the difference between the two types. When I clicked your video I did not even realize that it was you until I saw your face. It is so wonderful that you are doing so well in your musical career. How have you been since those years of marching band?

  • @ericheidner6355
    @ericheidner6355 6 років тому +3

    Well done! I'd love to see this presentation expanded to include the discussion/comparison of the Bavarian-style (i.e. oval-shaped) Bb tenorhorns, baritones, and euphoniums--some people claim that some of those instruments should actually be classified as bass fluegelhorns, and I think there is some evidence to justify that line of reasoning. And one more thing--you might want to check your spelling of "stories" at 5:52... ;)

    • @AKCEuph
      @AKCEuph  6 років тому +1

      Eric Oh man I didn’t catch that! I make all these graphics that sometimes I let some things slip. Oh well it’s up 😂
      Those subjects would be pretty cool to get into. I personally don’t have a ton of experience with those instruments or loads of availability to get my hands on them but I would love to try to figure something out.

    • @ericheidner6355
      @ericheidner6355 6 років тому +1

      The reason I bring up the European horns is that I play in an Oktoberfest tuba band that uses them, and I have a few of my own. It seems the bore size is the main factor, with the Bb tenor horn being even smaller than a baritone's bore (picture something like a trombonium and you get the idea)--even American bands had Bb tenor horns back at the turn of the 1900s. There's lots of great videos with those oval horns--here's a good one to give you an idea: ua-cam.com/video/ywwCa2O-0HQ/v-deo.html

    • @majcrash
      @majcrash 6 років тому

      Great video! Some might mistake this as a baritone vs euphonium though, because one has a 4th valve. They appear to be a 3 and 4 valve version of the same instrument.

    • @deoradh
      @deoradh 2 роки тому

      Picked up a VF Czerveny 4+1 rotary euph a couple years ago and spec'd a wide bore. Couple with a wide-throated mouthpiece and it takes all the air I can give it -- which is a bit exhausting -- but dang the sound is rich as treacle, and the valving crisp.

  • @bloxxer_boy
    @bloxxer_boy Рік тому

    Not exactly a name swap between baritone and euphonium but rather it was getting called a different name.
    Many many many *many* times throughout my time in middle school/high school band, it would be called the little tuba. I mean it isn't *wrong* per say, but it isn't right either lol. If only euphs and baris could get more recognized outside of the wind ensemble haha. Great video by the way, it taught me a lot!!

  • @drumcorpsinprogres
    @drumcorpsinprogres 4 роки тому

    Thanks for this clear video. My son hopes to get the change to play euphonium at The Acadamy (DCI) in 2022, but plays baritone at Jubal (DCE) now.

    • @hankkingsley2976
      @hankkingsley2976 2 роки тому

      Like there's any difference...Baritone Euphonium, whatever. You play one, you can play em all including The Greatest Low Brass of All King Silver Sousaphone.

  • @charlietuba
    @charlietuba 6 років тому +8

    Why is it called a baritone horn when it has the same range as a tenor trombone?

    • @MeadFan
      @MeadFan 6 років тому +3

      charlietuba
      I wonder the same thing about TENOR trombone and BASS trombone, considering the bass trombone just has an extra valve to reach lower, and a bigger shank.
      But the euphonium, on the other hand, whether it has 3 or 4 valves, large or medium shank, it's still called a euphonium.
      But with a trombone however, it gets named differently if it has an extra valve/trigger (instead of just 1), as well as a bigger shank.
      (Euphonium with 3-valves and medium shank) + (another valve, and large shank) = Euphonium
      (Tenor trombone with an F-trigger, medium shank) + (another valve, and large shank) = Bass trombone
      🤔

    • @mal2ksc
      @mal2ksc 5 років тому +4

      +j Dawg
      Bass trombones used to be longer than tenor trombones, even after valves were added to the back end of the instrument. For example, Bartok expected a bass trombone to be pitched in F _without_ a valve, leading to him writing a portamento that is unplayable (properly) on modern instruments.
      Bass trombones just being big bore instruments at the same 9 foot length as tenor trombones is a relatively recent development, so they have evolved to have somewhat different purposes. This is why we still bother to distinguish between them.

    • @MeadFan
      @MeadFan 5 років тому

      @@mal2ksc
      Oh ok, thank you for clearing up the confusion.
      Dang, the things that aren't taught in schools these days.... Having a Bachelor of Science in music (emphasis on euphonium), even I wasn't aware of such facts.

    • @cairoelliott4008
      @cairoelliott4008 4 роки тому

      well.. because its not a trombone, the whole point of a trombone is not having Valves, thus making it special enough to warrant having a name, im guessing this btw, but it makes logical sense

  • @wyattwahlgren8883
    @wyattwahlgren8883 6 років тому +1

    I played the baritone part in Lincolnshire posy on a euphonium. I hope he wouldn't hate me for that.

    • @majcrash
      @majcrash 6 років тому

      If you played it well, I doubt he would.

  • @Skyisthelimit4me
    @Skyisthelimit4me Рік тому +1

    Here's the simplistic difference between the two...
    A Baritone Horn, most commonly pitched in Bb Tenor, is the baritone member of the Sax Horn family, which includes the Alto Horn, most commonly pitched in Eb Alto. They all have cylindrical tubing and similar shapes.
    A Euphonium, most commonly pitched in Bb Tenor, is the tenor member of the Tuba family, which includes the Bass Tuba in FF Basso/Contra Alto and Contrabass Tuba in BBb Contrabass. Any brass wind instrument that has conical tubing is a Tuba. Tuba is a complete line of instruments that serve different purposes.
    And no the Wagner Tuba in FF is not a Tuba, it is a bell top French Horn that is shaped like a Bass Tuba which is why it was named Wagner Tuba.
    In regards to cylindrical tubing versus conical tubing as far as size and why one is larger than the other while having the same pitch range and fundamentals, just think about Clarinets and Saxophones. Clarinets have cylindrical tubing and Saxophones have conical tubing which is why Saxophones are always larger in comparison to their Clarinet counterpart pitched in the same key. The size difference between the two is more pronounced and noticeable as the horns get larger and lower pitched.

  • @Octovol
    @Octovol 5 років тому

    I actually find myself confusing a tenor horn with a baritone horn. As a baritone player myself i can quite easily see the difference between euph and bari, but tenor horn is almost identical in physical height to a bari so you really have to look closely at the bore of the instrument to determine which it is. For this reason It’s also difficult sometimes depending on the size of the person playing it, a large person playing a baritone might be mistaken for playing a baritone and vice versa.

  • @Mia-wz2he
    @Mia-wz2he 6 років тому +3

    Wow I'm a fellow baritone player and I thought they were the same

  • @paulroutledge4923
    @paulroutledge4923 6 років тому +1

    I played baritone for a couple of years with the Brass Band of Minot and a couple of times at the International Music Camp (the 4 day adult camp at the end of July) when somebody has a baritone for me to borrow playing with the Brass Band instead of trying to play the 1st baritone part on euphonium. The Brass Band composers know what sound they want when writing both the euphonium and baritone parts. It should almost a crime trying to play the 1st baritone part on euphonium let alone its can be very taxing on the chops in my experiences! The euphonium playing the 1st baritone part can really overpower the horns in thinner voicing sections. I also played tenor (alto) horn once and that's different. I use my experiences of playing both instruments in nicely describing the differences between the baritone and euphonium. This still sadly includes music educators even at universities.

    • @AKCEuph
      @AKCEuph  6 років тому

      Paul Routledge it’s tough man, I don’t know how the misconception has grown so much but hopefully advocates of the instruments can help clear things up.

  • @dfox499
    @dfox499 2 роки тому

    2 weeks ago I got to explane the difference between the two to the community band I play in. Even our director didn't know the difference.

  • @lovermuzak
    @lovermuzak 4 роки тому

    I thought they were the same instrument up until about last year. I am not sure I played both but I thought I did back in hs. The instruments I played both had forward facing bells and only one of them had 4 values.

  • @massmanute
    @massmanute 4 роки тому +2

    With baritone being cylindrical, how does one differentiate the baritone horn from the valve trombone?

    • @MH-iv7tk
      @MH-iv7tk 4 роки тому

      the shape

    • @valbastiancontraio2795
      @valbastiancontraio2795 3 роки тому

      A baritone is more conical than a trombone and less than a euphonium, it belongs to the flugelhorn family

  • @jonaskaiser5798
    @jonaskaiser5798 5 років тому +1

    In Austria there 4 kinds of these thing.
    Theres a BassFlügelhorn what's the same thing as a TenorHorn
    A Tenorhorn is like a Wagner Tuba.
    And Bariton what's like a softer and richer Tenorhorn
    And a Euphonium.
    Very complicated 😅

  • @d.schoepflin2247
    @d.schoepflin2247 2 роки тому +1

    If you were in the JMU brass band, you're the one to ask; is the brass band as large as the marching Royal Dukes marching band or is it a bit smaller?

    • @AKCEuph
      @AKCEuph  2 роки тому

      Massively smaller. College marching bands kinda operate (for the most part) in a "the bigger the better" mentality, so the MRDs are like 400 every year. While British Brass Bands (and even college wind ensembles) like to stay at a standard size for the ensemble. Most Brass Bands tend to sit in the ballpark of 32-40ish, I believe competitions like NABBA also regulate how many can be in a band in competition.

  • @malachielmore-davis8642
    @malachielmore-davis8642 6 років тому +2

    Would Baritones like the one had in the vid, have 4 valves? In the 3+1 system?

    • @AKCEuph
      @AKCEuph  6 років тому +2

      Yeah, the prestige baritone in the thumbnail has the 3+1 for example

  • @jenniferhill2818
    @jenniferhill2818 4 роки тому +1

    I used to play marching baritone in high school. Is there also a marching euphonuim....or is it the same thing??? Are there two separate marching instruments (marching baritone and marching euphonium) or just one that would play either part??

    • @AKCEuph
      @AKCEuph  4 роки тому +1

      Jennifer Hill there actually are marching Euphoniums. They typically are a bit taller/longer than a baritone. Drum Corps sometime use them to play a bridge part between baritone and Tuba, while baritone tends to be a higher tenor bridge to the mello. I’m not SUPER educated on it but that is my impression.

    • @deoradh
      @deoradh 2 роки тому +1

      @@AKCEuph There are a couple different marching versions. I used to play the shoulder-resting YEP-201 from Yamaha in college, which had an interchangeable lead pipe to swap between upright (concert) and horizontal (marching) postures. It was a fun instrument with limited visibility, especially when the camera crew wasn't paying attention and you start marching right at them...

  • @ephronium
    @ephronium 4 роки тому

    i’m in 8th grade and i had district honor band on february 28th and 29th this year and i have state in april but sadly it was cancelled bc of the virus

  • @prosperlost4046
    @prosperlost4046 4 роки тому

    What's your approach to mouthpieces? Do you choose a shallower cup on baritone, for example?

    • @AKCEuph
      @AKCEuph  4 роки тому +1

      Prosper Lost on baritone I tend to go with a smaller rim but similar depth cup. So let’s say I play a SM3 on my euph I’ll probably play a 4 on Baritone. Mostly because the parts are written higher and it saves some endurance.

  • @peterbrockley
    @peterbrockley 3 роки тому +1

    The compensating euphonium has a range of four octaves, the baritone has two and a half.

    • @AKCEuph
      @AKCEuph  3 роки тому

      Hey Peter! Thanks for checking out the video.
      There are compensating baritones that have the same range capabilities as the compensating euphoniums 😊

    • @DNKG669
      @DNKG669 2 роки тому

      brass instruments don't have a set amount of range
      I can play 6 octaves on a straight tenor trombone

  • @drdishwasher3854
    @drdishwasher3854 2 роки тому

    I bought a yamaha silent brass euphonium mute for my baritone because I thought they were the same :(

  • @gouellette4874
    @gouellette4874 4 роки тому +2

    Everybody keeps on calling my euniphomem a tuba

  • @mariaponciano1750
    @mariaponciano1750 4 роки тому

    What tone do baritones come in? How about euphoniums?

    • @peterdegelaen
      @peterdegelaen 4 роки тому

      Both the euphonium and baritone are tuned in Bb.

  • @ObrolKronckx
    @ObrolKronckx 5 років тому

    would you advice a 3 or 4 valves baritone ? I'm playing the tenor horn but missing the full low register. Thanks

    • @epxdem.s1829
      @epxdem.s1829 4 роки тому

      Jérémie Ninove the fourth valve helps to reach some of the lower notes by adding an octive length of tubing when u press it

  • @OrsoGrigio74
    @OrsoGrigio74 4 роки тому +1

    Sorry, Aaron... but the Baritone tubing is NOT cylindrical. It's just less conical than the one of the Euphonium. Otherwise, it would have been a convoluted valve trombone. Source: I own and play a baritone, some trombones, some trumpets ... and a caliper 😉

    • @AKCEuph
      @AKCEuph  4 роки тому +1

      Thanks for checking out the video and the input!

  • @Skyisthelimit4me
    @Skyisthelimit4me Рік тому +1

    I think lack of proper training for SOME directors, conductors, concert masters and composers causes a lot of myths, misinformation and confusion among players when they refer to two different instruments as "the same thing". I can't tell you how many times I got yelled at by and argued with one of my directors in high school for telling my peers that the Euphonium and Flugabone are not "the same thing as a Baritone" and a the Marching Mellophone is not "the same thing as a French Horn". His response everytime would be "They are the same thing! They play the same notes!" My smart ass response would be "A Soprano Saxophone plays the same notes as the Soprano Clarinet but are they the same thing?" His termination of that argument was always "Zip it or go home!". As an adult I still despise that single minded son of a bitch. 😅🤣

  • @snakestabler
    @snakestabler Рік тому

    What about the low ranges of each, dawg ?

    • @AKCEuph
      @AKCEuph  Рік тому +1

      Same range, compensating baritone and compensating euphs can both do the same. Now....the ease of playing in those registers or desired sound may vary.

    • @snakestabler
      @snakestabler Рік тому

      ​@AKCEuph .. Thanks Dr. Dawg. I meant low register sound/audio comparisons. I'm an old drum guy being pulled into a hs program to teach all percussion ✅️ and their 8th Baritone players to be used in the hs marching show.😮 We have no tubas, only a keyboard bass thru a Roland KC500 amp. Trying to write/achieve low brass sound with smoke & mirrors.

  • @darriuscleman7932
    @darriuscleman7932 5 років тому +1

    I play baritone myself

  • @yummygirlypiegirl491
    @yummygirlypiegirl491 4 роки тому +1

    *none.*

  • @SuperJxl
    @SuperJxl 2 роки тому

    why do we have these when we already have trombones.

  • @mikestang679
    @mikestang679 3 роки тому +1

    How about talking about compensating and non-compensating euphonium's both can be 4 valves, you are a hand talker, most annoying to watch.......

    • @AKCEuph
      @AKCEuph  3 роки тому +2

      Hey Mike,
      Thanks for the video idea, I’ll see about covering that in the future. Sorry the way I present myself isn’t pleasing to you. Just the way I am. Thank you for your input.

    • @mikestang679
      @mikestang679 3 роки тому +1

      @@AKCEuph Just kidding, hand talkers are everywhere, it's an extension of the brain/mouth connection....keep up the good work..........

  • @fbi7756
    @fbi7756 5 років тому

    Next video difference between a mexican and a white person
    Nah I'm just joking I did like the video now i kniw the difference.