At some point, it becomes less about hardware features and more about which instruments best match your sound concept. That said, I've got excellent players in my groups who use a mix of compensating and non-compensating 4-valve horns. As Dave states, in most concert band literature, the Baritone / Euphonium parts are for euphonium. With the exception of a few British entries in the repertoire, a British Baritone really doesn't have much use in a concert band. Someone made a comment about a 4 valve compensating Euphonium as being awfully expensive for "something that can only be used in brass bands".I remember the thread, and I believe what was meant is that a 4-valve compensating British Baritone is awfully expensive for "something that can only be used in brass bands". If the baritone part does not go nearly as much into the low register and has unique lines, it is probably intended for a true baritone.įor 99.9% of your concert band playing you want a euphonium. If the difference between the parts is mostly to create harmony, they are probably just euph-1 and euph-2 parts. There is a rough rule-of-thumb to tell if parts that are different are for divisi euphoniums or for baritones and euphoniums. There are a few others that I can't bring to mind right now. There is also an unpublished (I think) manuscript version of Holst's First Suite in E-flat, which has the original separate parts. One such is Lincolnshire Posy by Grainger. In a very few concert band pieces there are separate baritone and euphonium parts intended for those instruments. But in either case they are intended for either the American-style or the European-style euphonium. However, because of common, incorrect name usage in this country, the parts may be called baritone horn or euphonium. In standard concert bands (or "wind bands") there is usually only a part intended for euphoniums. The baritones in a brass band are different from the American-style instruments with front valves that are often called "baritone horns." British baritones are less conical than euphoniums and have a smaller bore.
The two instruments serve different roles. In a British-style brass band there are always unique baritone and euphonium parts.
Any thoughts on this would be appreciated. So, is there a euphonium or baritone type most appropriate for use in 50 - 80 member concert bands? Is there a different horn types suitable for a concert band VS a "brass band"? I am seeking opinions about this question: Given a qualified player, which choice (not necessarily brand specific) would be most appropriate from the following list: 1) 3 or 4 valve baritone, 2) 3 or 4 valve compensating baritone, 3) 3 or 4 valve non-compensating euphonium, 4) 4 valve compensating euphonium? Also am curious about the difference between a 3 or 4 valve compensating baritone VS a 4 valve compensating euphonium (beside difference in bore). In another thread about a 3 valve baritone (Yamaha 831 Neo I believe), someone made a comment about a 4 valve compensating Euphonium as being awfully expensive for "something that can only be used in brass bands". The instrument is used mostly in Concert Bands settings, occasionally in small groups, and for occasional solo work. I have bee searching for a quality compensating euphonium to step up from my current 4 valve non-compensating horn.
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