Clarinet vs Tuba - What's the difference?
clarinet | tuba |
(musici) A woodwind musical instrument that has a distinctive liquid tone whose characteristics vary among its three registers: chalumeau (low), clarion (medium), and altissimo (high).
A large brass musical instrument, usually in the bass range, played through a vibration of the lips upon the mouthpiece and fingering of the keys.
* 1990 , Thomas D. Rossing, The Science of Sound? , page 230
As nouns the difference between clarinet and tuba
is that clarinet is a woodwind musical instrument that has a distinctive liquid tone whose characteristics vary among its three registers: chalumeau (low), clarion (medium), and altissimo (high) while tuba is a large brass musical instrument, usually in the bass range, played through a vibration of the lips upon the mouthpiece and fingering of the keys.clarinet
English
(wikipedia clarinet)Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* clarinetist * contrabass clarinet * bass clarinet * alto clarinet * soprano clarinetSee also
* chalumeauAnagrams
* ----tuba
English
(wikipedia tuba)Noun
(en noun)- One version of the large tuba , popular in marching bands, is called a sousaphone in honor of bandsman John Philip Sousa.
