Top 10 Best Brass Instruments
The euphonium is the most mellow-sounding brass instrument commonly found in concert and marching bands. Some people might disagree and say the French Horn has a mellow sound, but that's because they've never heard a professional euphonium player.
There are typically two in a concert band, so your section mate can end up being one of your closest friends. Another feature is their versatility. With piston valves and a range of up to five and a half octaves (if you develop a professional-level range), they can play very virtuosically. Trombones and French horns simply lack the potential playing speed of a euphonium because rotary valves and a slide can't move as fast as pistons.
A final reason to love the euphonium is for the parts. You can be playing a slow, exposed, sonorous melody, a loud low brass feature, runs with the woodwinds, or a bass part with the tubas.
The French horn is by far the most beautiful, rich brass instrument you will encounter. When I first played the horn in an instrument tryout at school, I immediately loved it because of its golden tone. It has a mellow personality that holds the band together.
It's so compatible with other instruments that it's a member of the woodwind quintet! Although it has a unique sound, it is hard to play and the tone cracks if you're not careful. If you practice hard and don't give up, you can definitely play beautifully on it.
Also, not many people play it, so I find it an honor to be one of the rare few who do. I will say that I like the euphonium as my second favorite brass, but the horn has that bright, magical sound that even the euphonium can't replicate. French horn is my favorite instrument of all instruments! Go French Horn!
A trombone offers a strong, steady voice for a lead and also a soothing background noise for others. That's where I believe it excels. A French horn is good in the background, but even after years, it's very difficult to play a solo. A trumpet is a great lead instrument, but many trumpeters have trouble playing quietly on backups.
A baritone is a great accompaniment to the trombone, but it is not very well-known. The trombone can execute stellar solos as well as background music in many different styles, be it jazz, concert, or even marching on a field.
Okay, so I play clarinet (best instrument ever!), but I do think that tuba is the best brass instrument. What do we all rely on? The tuba. What are we supposed to listen for when playing fermatas? The tuba! Tubas are like the concrete for the whole band.
We rely on you, tubas! Without you in the band, we're basically nothing.
I play the tuba. It is superior to all other brass instruments because it provides the foundation for nearly all chords written in music. It also gives the bass line to various pieces, plus it's huge!
A trumpet is a blown musical instrument commonly used in classical and jazz ensembles. The trumpet group contains the instruments with the highest register in the brass family. I think that trumpets can have amazing solos but also blend well with the band. They are also very nice for beginners and have a jazzy sound to them.
They can go high and low if you'd like. If you play brass or are a beginner, I definitely recommend a trumpet. They sound nice, can go high, most are affordable, can stand out, but also play together in a way that no other instrument can. Trumpets are the best, in my opinion.
This instrument can play many types of music because of its capability to play various pitches. It can be very high in pitch or low in pitch. It makes such amazing sounds.
It is also much easier to master a trumpet than most brass instruments.
Love the sound of a cornet. It can give you sweet, romantic sounds, and then you can jazz it up. It helps that my 8-year-old son plays the cornet.
The warm-sounding trumpet. It gives any band that mellow, sweet-sounding lead vocals that it requires!
Cannot argue it is a great instrument! I mean, playing low notes makes you cool. Simple as!
What else needs to be said? The best brass instrument (trombone) plus bass.
The bass trombone has a strong and unique low tone, but when played higher, it tends to sound like a euphonium.
It requires more skill and sounds awesome. This instrument can play many types of music because of its capability to play various pitches.
It can be very high in pitch or low in pitch. It makes such amazing sounds.
Lovely range in notes. I love watching and listening to my 12-year-old play his baritone horn.
I've been playing this for 13 years. I highly recommend this instrument. This should be in the top 5.
Have you ever tried a flugelhorn? No? Go try one. The beauty of the sound you can achieve with a flugelhorn is unmatched by any other brass instrument, in my opinion.
By far the most civilized of sounds in the brass family. Silky smooth and worth a try if you've never played one and like brass.
The flugelhorn has a smooth, flowing song, and it sounds prettier than the trumpet. Sorry, trumpets.
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One of two instruments in F (the other is #3, my favorite, the French horn).
Best instrument in the whole band. Without them, the band would most definitely fall apart. People may not know about us now, but after seeing a drum corps show, they'll go home wondering, "What was that sexy sound in the background?"
Lovely name and lovely sound. Part of the brass family, love it!
Phantom Regiment mello section for the win!
It has a great sound, but, in my opinion, can't compete with the French Horn in an orchestral setting. I voted for it because it is the main instrument I play and I couldn't bear for it to be beaten by the tube trumpet.
Most underestimated instrument in the world.
An interesting and very capable instrument.
A trombone with a bassoon mouthpiece. I'd love to find a VSTi of this instrument.
All the art of a trumpet, played classically higher!
Awesome! Sounds like a sax but has two bells, and one bell uses a mute. It is really cool!
The trombone, but an octave higher. Enough said.