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Tenorhorn
Brass instrument
Other namesTenorhorn
Classification

Wind Brass

Aerophone
Hornbostel–Sachs classification423.232
(Valved aerophone sounded by lip movement)
Playing range
Related instruments

The oval-shaped B Tenorhorn is commonly used in Eastern Europe as a middle voice in brass bands and has a prominent solo in the opening movement of Mahler's 7th Symphony.[1] The tenorhorn has a similar bore to the instrument known in America and the UK as the baritone horn[1] and uses a cup shaped mouthpiece interchangable with the other members of the baritone-euphonium-trombone family of brass instruments (as opposed to the tapered mouthpiece of the horn or wagner tuba).[2] Oval tenorhorns were initially created for use in military marching bands, where it was important for the bell not to obstruct the player's line of sight.[3]

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Category:Brass instruments