Sousaphone
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The sousaphone is a brass musical instrument in the tuba family. It was first created around 1893 by J. W. Pepper as a modification of the helicon, at the direction of American bandleader John Philip
A sousaphone.
1893 sousaphones at the Museum of Making Music
Sousaphone player Tycho Cohran with the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, at the TFF.Rudolstadt 2012
Saxophone and sousaphone players at a charity festival in Chicago, July 1930
Helicon (instrument)
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The helicon is a brass musical instrument in the tuba family. Most are B♭ basses, but they are also built in E♭ or F, and occasionally in tenor or even smaller sizes. The helicon has a wide, roughly-c
Sousaphone
…sousaphone ( SOO-zə-fohn) is a brass musical instrument in the tuba family. It was first created around 1893 by J. W. Pepper as a modification of the helicon, at the direction of American bandleader John Philip Sousa, after whom the instrument was named. Sousa intended the bass sound of his helicons to better…
Musikinstrumenten Museum Berlin Helikon in Es 1107081
Two musicians playing helicons.
Philip Timms with his E♭ bass helicon in 1909