Trumpet Two trumpets are used in a quintet Length is 6 feet uncoiled High range (soprano) Earliest versions were animal horns used 1,000 years ago Tuba Low range (bass) Length is 14-18 feet uncoiled Weighs 20 - 38 lbs. Types include a wrap-round Sousaphone for marching bands

Horn Started out as a hunting horn Length is 17 feet uncoiled Medium-high range Hand is placed in bell to change tone and pitch Trombone Design has remained the same for over 500 years Was once called a sackbut (French for "pull-push") Length is 9 feet uncoiled Medium low range (tenor)

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