Baritone vs Euphonium - Comparison

First thing to note - I don't have a decent mic, so you can't really observe the true scale of the tonal differences between these two instruments.
In this video I compare two instruments - a Besson 700 series Baritone with a Besson Sovereign Euphonium. In the process I use a small excerpt from 'Slavische Fantasie' and the march 'Cairo Red Shield'.
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[@kylerhenson4097]

I played euphonium through high school, and every time someone would ask what that was the only way to explain it would be to tell them it's a smaller tuba.

[@super-twink2022]

I am currently in high school and that's exactly how I describe it 😂😂

[@titom3089]

Same for middle

[@deplorible753]

Same here 😂

[@SammyNeverEver]

Tenor tuba then?

[@majskoviak6178]

I (a trombone player) described it to a non-musician as such, and when I told our Euphonium player she went off on me for like 20 minutes

[@IndigoEuphonium]

For every adult that calls my euphonium a baritone, I cringe For every child that calls my euphonium a tuba, I cry

[@JoshLeRose]

One time at a marching competition some dude called my sousaphone a bass clarinet

[@IndigoEuphonium]

Hold hands brudduh, fo a moment o silence...

[@bradywood459]

My euph has been called a trumpet at least 20 times

[@PolarBearToast]

My teachers call my baritone a tuba 😭

[@eggpoacher2025]

One time my friend and I were playing the national anthem in our band for a UML (Umass Lowell) Hockey game because our director had gone their for school. My friend plays tuba (I play euphonium) and a kid no older than 8 came up to him and said "Hey! Nice trumpet". We almost collapsed because we laughed so hard!

[@moostatio6537]

that moment when your mom calls your baritone a trumpet.

[@silaswarner2053]

Moostatio or your trombone a tuba

[@combustbanx]

or your euphonium a tuba

[@silaswarner2053]

Quafelman Jones thats an easy mistake, but alas, very annoying yes.

[@madmandan1935]

someone once called my marching baritone a flute. I wish I made this up.

[@satagaming9144]

Technically, a euphonium could be described as a tenor tuba, although it can play alto notes.

[@hmm2084]

I cringe whenever somebody calls my marching baritone a trumpet

[@derrickhudson5037]

I can relate lol hate that

[@hmm2084]

StalinTheAnarchist no

[@trumpetplayerdude9838]

dog petter it could be considered a bass Bb trumpet

[@cassiecrossing6455]

I got called a mellophone. I wanted to cry XD

[@mackenziemaxwell6251]

dog petter in the band section of our yearbook last year, the editing team labeled a group of us marching euphoniums as trumpets.

[@wildgator]

Now only if GOOD euphoniums weren't the price of college.. sob

[@finnmcool2]

Try pricing tubas.

[@beaglemanzzz]

Supposedly the wessex dolce is a good horn for a good price

[@hollytaylor266]

I found a Yamaha tuba for $800

[@acrodne5303]

My school tuba is 10,000+ dollars.

[@hollytaylor266]

@@acrodne5303 damn

[@saturatedneowax]

why dear god why does my french horn get called a tuba

[@butterflyst11]

Mine gets called a trumpet...

[@dinethaltmann9582]

The8BitPhoenix I saw a mellophone get called a saxophone. Pretty sad

[@andymontgomery3304]

+Dineth Altmann A few days ago I saw a Bass Clarinet get called a Saxophone.

[@samuelyang6463]

Haha.. one of my parents friends came to my house.... cuz idk? And i was practicing trumpet.. she was all like,"whoa! Nice saxophone!"

[@saturatedneowax]

YoMonster that's like an airplane being called a train

[@AirEnderman13]

When your french horn gets called a flute ._.

[@KariIzumi1]

😐😐😐😐😐 Whut

[@stevenmartin176]

When people ask what your trombone is

[@denniswang2332]

How

[@alolana]

HAHAHAHAH HOW DID THIS EVEN HAPPEN kind of unrelated story I play oboe and one time our band teacher was telling certain parts to play including me and our French horn player literally said “we have an oboe?” ... I had been sitting in front of him for a little over two months smh

[@anonymousfrog1334]

When your French horn gets called a cello..

[@Epulor1]

Years ago I played Amazing Grace for a church service on my euphonium and afterwards a woman came up to me and thanked me, saying that she just loved the sound of the French horn. (sigh)

[@stephenowens5091]

I went into a music shop to get a Euphonium. I pointed at one and asked how much that one was and the guy says This baritone here? Me: 'o_0'

[@dillontoker3322]

@@stephenowens5091 lol I would do the same

[@charleskleesattel6477]

Perhaps she was wishing you'd played it on the French Horn.

[@flamingmoose1479]

To be entirely fair, in the upper register they can sound similar to someone who doesn't know the difference.

[@moldy_spinach]

How do you get something *that* wrong

[@thecomposer582]

A lady called my tuba a trombone megaphone and I ended up dropping it.

[@moltencrow3275]

Robinson Gomez omfg

[@marcusfigueroa4839]

Robinson Gomez HA RICH KID jk

[@johnkramer8091]

A kid called a tuba "bazooka" once. I'm serious.

[@evilbastardland]

Nyyyooooooo

[@aidenbell4803]

A person called my euphonium a trumpet

[@Lillianp3473]

People always see my euphonium and ask where I got such a small tuba. It takes a bit of explanation to get them to figure out that it is an entirely separate instrument.

[@floriangrund1912]

Wolficorn Same 😂

[@noacastillo9608]

Same thing goes for my Soprano Sax. People ask me why my clarinet is gold😂

[@anonymousfrog1334]

Hey I found you

[@fuitbythefoot]

"Yoooo can I play your tuba? I'm really good at it!" Its a euphonium.... and you can't play it... "Nonono I know how to use it" Okaaay **cleans mouthpiece** you can try it "Oh oh oh ok! *puts mouth on the whole thing* your tuba is broken >:( *throws it on the floor* " AHDLSBFPAVDPGNSVALDMVBELCMDBA

[@nnewt8445]

It's like when someone calls a pterosaur a dinosaur - you have to sit them down and explain the differences to them. I know, man - I've been there. :(

[@ihaveagun22]

as a euph player i thank you, because i had no god damn clue what the difference was

[@jack555jump]

Same except I play Trombone currently but I was given the opportunity to play. So here I am now deciding if I want to play it.

[@senyjahwren4825]

AllRice I played Trombone too..and now I play euphnoium

[@adamm.4654]

ihaveagun22 so many people call my euph a baritone and it makes me angry

[@jairiske]

same

[@jack555jump]

Senyjah Wren by the way, I did switch to Euphonuim.

[@ZacPB189]

I've always understood it like this: Baritone is to Euphonium what Cornet is to Flügelhorn

[@PrinceSwaggy]

Tabourba you mean what cornet is to trumpet

[@carpetsomething]

The barking iron sound typically associated with the baritone is normally only heard in piss poor players who have no tone control

[@JiveDadson]

Flügelhorn and baritone horn are both members of the saxhorn family, conceived by Adolphe Sax, the inventor of the saxophone and the modern bass clarinet.

[@452jt]

@@PrinceSwaggy the cornet produces a warm sound than a trumpet.

[@nathanheyns7135]

Or else what a trumpet is to a cornet?

[@corydidit2879]

euphonium squad unite

[@Glitch-Jams]

UNITE !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@max-pn7pt]

ahem, im 4 years late but lemme just awkwardly walk in.. HERE!!

[@ihykingston9854]

UNITE

[@bradyfox3263]

UNITE

[@adidiamond230]

I'm 4 years late, but yayyy

[@johndias6614]

Marg and Ellen were talking. "So Ellen what's your son Johnny playing in the band"? "Euphonium" "Well ok, since you don't know either, I'll give him a call. You got his phone number? "

[@jasonmelo9379]

This is really funny 😂🤣😂

[@berxsol]

What is that baby carrier at the back? Is that where Trent puts his euphonium?

[@berxsol]

YoMonster I was joking =c you know... carrying an euphonium like a baby and so on... xD

[@emmanuelreyes8190]

Bernardo solano rodriguez unfortunately everyone does this, us baritone/euph marchers are very underestimated 🤕

[@quintila4801]

Best comment on here

[@ellie9635]

*euphonium forever*

[@Roman-rx2tm]

Uh huh

[@Yolo-lq4eo]

Let's do a combo

[@peytoncox8146]

Every time a child asks me what kind of tuba is that when im playing baritone a bunny gets run over by a riding lawn mower

[@notmyworld44]

Whaaaaaaaaaaat??? ( :^0

[@NeilABliss]

Trombonium, Baritone, Euphonium , Tenor Tuba. From cylindrical to conical.....with a lot of room for confusion in between. Has nothing to do with number of valves, the clef it plays in or what (in the long run) can be played on the instrument. If you can play one...in theory you can play them all...as they are more alike than different. The only difference is , that as the instrument becomes more conical it becomes more sonorous and "Cello like" . The main reason Euphonium gets a lot of solo passages is because of it's richer more sonorous sound. As for the Tenor clef haters, tenor clef and Bb treble clef look an awful lot alike.

[@euphophonist]

*"wHy iS yOuR tUbA sMaLlEr tHaN tHe rEsT"*

[@zxKAOS1]

My favorite is... :D "If you read treble clef, then you're playing a baritone horn" "If you read bass clef, then you're playing a euphonium"

[@TrentHamilton]

Woah, that's gotta be one of the worst things I've ever read.

[@REALjohnmosesbrowning]

wot

[@MrInitialMan]

So... if you're reading Tenor or Alto clef, which is it?

[@Ava-zp4lo]

You shouldn't be playing anything because tenor and alto clef are awful

[@MrInitialMan]

That would explain the looks my composition teacher gave me. Or maybe it was my use of the Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, and Baritone clefs. And the subbass clef. What do you think, was writing the Bass clef by putting the C-clef on a ledger line going too far?

[@adrikinnn_]

"It's just twaddle!"

[@MicahiLove]

I chuckled at this lol

[@greghemlock6679]

Emerson Winchester the Third

[@maneatinggnomes3985]

*quietly whispers* "...euphonium master race..."

[@maneatinggnomes3985]

Am I right

[@deplorible753]

@@maneatinggnomes3985 Absolutely

[@banzai5780]

Us brass players rule over the peasant woodwind players

[@battleship217]

@@banzai5780 bruh this is a joke dont use actual Facts

[@humbledemise2515]

NO baritone cooler my man join the rebals not the dark side.

[@neon_man9099]

trent i challenge you to make a bugle out of pvc pipes it would make for a good video

[@SLDIWFYB]

I would love to see that

[@deatherman1027]

aye good ider

[@ianedwards1255]

i've tried its very difficult, i could not get it to achieve true harmonics

[@rsttrevs7035]

Orchestra : people call my cello a giant violin and in Band people call my euphonium a weird tuba

[@9cookie2monster]

cello is just a bass viola

[@bentenboy13]

as primarily a tuba player, I call my euphonium my "mini tuba" as a joke, because they are essentially small tubas, and trumpets are just the tiniest tubas.

[@nickbryan6861]

Eddie Gast I guess trombones are slidey tubas

[@Tach-vc2gy]

Trumpets couldn't be further from a tuba

[@banzai5780]

"Trumpets are like tiny marching baritones" -Jaden Smith

[@josephbarnett4937]

I always describe my euphonium as a small tuba because otherwise no one has any idea what a euphonium is.

[@hectorgarcia-peguero6741]

Eddie Gast me and my friend we call ourselves the chunky trumpets

[@EnglishTMTB]

It may be worth noting that with regards to the technical demands of baritone and euphonium parts, traditionally you're correct that the baritone parts often tend to be (technically) less challenging, a lot of modern repertoire is changing - in many of the current testpieces (especially at championship level) the baritone parts are every bit as difficult as the euphonium parts. (This is said as someone who plays sop for a UK championship band)

[@TrentHamilton]

Yes, I agree - but most bands aren't at championship levels :) Most of the typical stereotypes cease to exist in the upper echelons.

[@jameslein9411]

The baritone is nimbler. More distinction between notes., especially rapid tonguing. The euphonium can sound a bit muffled, less sharp and distinct. And the baritones sound carries farther. Almost the same difference as between the euphie and the tuba.

[@MichaelDodson3210]

Thank you for a great presentation describing the differences and similarities between the baritone and euphonium horns. Listening to you play was also pleasant, and entertaining. Thank you for the great posting!

[@Padlock_Steve]

I cringe every time somebody calls my 24 string guitar a snare drum

[@jasonmelo9379]

Hahahaa

[@201watermelon]

i play euph and read bass clef. but we usually get baritone parts

[@sGSdYgsdGA8fSWrRb2uzpMzzt2ys90]

Penelope Jenkins they just say that if I get second or third trombone parts it will say baritone

[@combustbanx]

the music is the same, the only difference is the instrument

[@elkholm]

Chances are, you play in a Concert Band (Wind Ensemble), consisting of both woodwinds and brass. Most composers tend to write the parts for baritones, as a lot of the composers I believe are American. The American-styled baritone is very similar to a Euphonium, so they tend to just write it for that instead. It makes no difference either way.

[@wyattwahlgren8883]

From what I've heard, american composers tend to label their euphonium parts as "baritone," but they actually mean "euphonium." It's really interesting but sad at the same time.

[@somerandomdude3744]

Penelope Jenkins, I feel your pain

[@davidconnell1959]

Very well done, and I deeply appreciate the honest quality - the unscripted and less-than-polished - that makes it feel like we’re together talking over these things. Cheers!

[@spudspinnigan9677]

Is it just me or is this guy handling these huge instruments like a giant? He could be handling coffee cups!

[@satagaming9144]

Euphoniums aren't that big tho...

[@jasroopsarai4055]

Spud Spinnigan lol I totally agree he shouldn't do that cuz of his vid when he dropped his contrabass trombone and it was broken and all dented

[@cdgonepotatoes4219]

what's more concerning is that he's just waving them around with one hand, see what happened to his contrabass trombone

[@theraginginfernape9496]

They're not that heavy of instruments

[@mlgssj763]

Tabourba brass instruments are light

[@pabonleon1777]

Thanks, Trent Hamilton you inspired me to play the baritone and the euphonium and because of you, I'm chair 1 in my school's marching band and the Advanced band also with every video you make you made want to do twice the practice that I already do thanks for all you did for me. BTW I LOVE BAND AND YOUR VIDEOS.

[@TrentHamilton]

Thank you so much for your kind words :)

[@pabonleon1777]

Np.

[@elkholm]

Doubled on this! I started playing Euphonium recently and after a year of experience managed to score first chair as well in an honor band. Best decision I've made in music.

[@miltonhurd1016]

Thanks for the demonstration. I was considering getting a baritone (I played trombone), but after hearing how rich the Euphonium was, I'm going with The Euphonium.

[@iwontbesilenced2321]

yeah, the euph is way richer in tone, sadly my school band only uses baritone

[@azazel-0671]

I still love how when I bought my friends 2000 dollar euphonium for 100 dollars he still thought it was a baritone (he quit band quite young so he let me yoink it). I can confirm though that not all euphoniums have 4 valves as mine only has 3 and I just play it like a big trumpet since that’s my major

[@PhysicallySane.]

i think thats a marching euphonium which is common to have 3 valves instead of 4

[@Loktuzov]

Most beginner and some intermediate concert euphoniums only have 3 valves.

[@RobBogdan]

Thank you Trent. My daughter is learning these instruments (grade 6). At school she plays a euphonium, but at home we are renting a baritone horn (that's what they gave us). Now I have a better idea what the difference is.

[@84953]

Can someone tell me the name of the march that he is mentioning at 7:21. My apologies as I just can't make it out what he's saying. Thanks.

[@TrentHamilton]

"Cairo Red Shield"

[@mek_wtf]

OMG I had a baritone i inherited from my grandfather at an early age, and my whole life I thought I wasn't playing it right because everyone told me it was the same as a euphonium. I thought I was doing something wrong because i wasn't achieving the rich sound that a euphonium could when I heard other players at music festivals or when I went to band camps and stuff.

[@DevLHeatScopE]

Fantastic video. But you should make some more bass Trombone videos

[@AllanJTaylor]

I second this

[@skyhunter2k]

I third this

[@fedoraman3837]

I hate it when someone calls my saxophone a snare drum

[@dkelzenb]

Trent--I love your videos! I majored in horn but also play trumpet and cornet and I acquired a euphonium (a wonderful name!) just for fun. I remember once years ago meeting a guy who played a "double-belled euphonium" and I gather they were once popular (mentioned in Meredith Willson's '76 Trombones' from The Music Man). So, I'm waiting for you to acquire one, and do a video on it!

[@evilbastardland]

When I say "I play the euphonium." People are like "BISH WAT IS DAT"

[@insidiouskamikaze6772]

Lol same here but I play cornet

[@phthartic]

Anyone who would be likely to say that is completely unworthy to even hear what instrument a person plays. No point in even discussing the subject with them.

[@somerandomdude3744]

Ton Eye T, euphoniums are like the second child in China. The whole family is aware we exist, just not the public

[@Robloxpro-hi2pj]

I know that’s soo true

[@margaretrayburn8031]

Same

[@TheRedComyn]

Growing up I played the baritone. In college I played the euphonium. I prefer the sound and playing of the baritone.

[@jotabellekujo2644]

My aunt called my French Horn a French Clarinet...

[@Littleton3513]

Ever heard of the Cor Anglais?

[@didle6]

For a euphonium player I went far too long without knowing this. Thanks for the lesson Trent! Now I know why I'm always excited to be handed music that says euphonium instead of baritone lol

[@snowycroquet2687]

Triple tonguing is way over my head, as an aspiring Euphologist I would say the first step is to build up that breathing stamina. Both lovely instruments and quite unique.

[@Breadsticklmaoo]

It appears I've been lied to I've been playing a euphonium but my band director said it was a baritone all along I was playing a euphonium with 3 valves

[@Ok-uq7yc]

I play trombone and baritone and euphonium players tease me 😭

[@michaelshelley1289]

i've played for years and years.....i love them both....to me it doesn't matter which instrument i have in my hands!! they both sound fantastic. you never went into the curved bell (my baritone has one)...do you think there is a difference?

[@spacejunky4380]

I love your music. Euphonium is a beautoful insturment.

[@qswat7268]

It's funny. Doesn't matter what I call it, people still don't know what it is.

[@mitchellhuse993]

I remember when I used to play euphonium, people would always say “I didn’t know they made tubas that small!”

[@alexalonso4980]

Someone called my trumpet a clarinet... I'm concerned

[@dparks999]

The euph is the cello of the symphonic band. And one MUST learn bass clef.

[@LocoDz]

I was a Marching Baritone in my last marching season I had. Reality I am a Trombone.

[@swickzy9250]

I get triggered when my band director calls my euphonium a baritone.

[@chloerussell1155]

Sameeee my band teacher keeps calling my euphonium a baritone

[@jeannebouwman1970]

That's probably just naming the part, because most euphonium parts get called baritone. I'm Dutch, and with my fanfare concert band we have half the euphoniums playing euphonium parts and the other half playing baritone parts, so usually he calls it baritones euphoniums, and sometimes he calls for one if there is a difference

[@austinbenesh1193]

I can count on one hand the number of people who make a living playing either of these two!

[@TrentHamilton]

You might be able to count on one hand the number of people _you know about_ who make a living playing those instruments. I know a fair number of professional euphonium players.

[@austinbenesh1193]

Ha, that's good. Was meant more as a joke. You know they say the word Euphonium means "unemployed" haha. I have met some fine Euphonium players in my day.

[@johnries5593]

I'm gainfully employed, but as a computer programmer, not as a musician.

[@buckaroobonsi555]

I play Bb saprano trumpet, C saprano trumpet, flugelhorn, euphonium and tuba. I think the baritone and euphonium are the most under rated instruments in the band because people always want to lock them into one role. I think the baritone and the euphonium are at their best when they are used in as you called it "5th part" roles. My band director would often have me play a clarinet part on euphonium. I primarily bounced around 1st-3rd chair trumpet but for special occasions and big contests at festivals I would often get volunteered to play something "different" on a baritone or euphonium. It always seemed to get the judges attention and got us praise. 99% of the time the song did not have a Euphonium part hence the use of a clarinet part. When that would not work she would hand write out a piece for me. 99% of the time it was variation of the melody or a counter melody it was always very dynamic in range and pace and would have been considered tricky on a Bb trumpet and often it pushed me to my limit in terms of fingering dexterity, speed I can voice notes or the huge interval leaps. Playing trumpet helped me in that role but playing the Euphonium taught me how to relax my chops and still buzz and how to play with out any pressure.

[@fatalroach2542]

I thought they were the same instrument

[@gayleedragonfly5930]

The baritone has sometimes 4 valves too

[@la38super99]

i need to share this video to my freinds they keep saying that i play the baritone

[@zekehoang851]

He plays the tuba at 4:54, euphonium at 5:50.

[@Turt3752]

Zeke Hoang what tuba?

[@Turt3752]

808 Lemons not by anyone that knows what they're talking about... euphonium sometimes is called tenor tuba, but a baritone should never be called that. They're closer to bass trumpets than tubas, especially in marching configuration.

[@ellieaxolotl]

Guys. He meant baritone. Calm down.

[@theraginginfernape9496]

@Tabourba It's Tubist you dunkass

[@steveallenmashburn8815]

Americans should know that the instrument known as the Bb baritone in the UK is known as the Bb tenor in America (the bore is close to that of a trombone). The instrument know in the UK as the euphonium has historically been known as the Bb Baritone Horn (sometimes with a slightly smaller bore than a UK euphonium and often with a curved bell-front). In the last 50 years or so, the British euphonium has become the standard instrument in America. To make things even more confusing, the Eb Alto (the peckhorn) in America is called a Eb Tenor in the UK.

[@stephh4495]

Been playing concert euphonium and marching baritone (and euphonium) for 9 years, and I thoroughly enjoyed this video. Thanks for sharing!

[@cadsticcadsticc1322]

Such salt for people not knowing the names ... if I could play a piano at grand-master level, I could put up with people calling it a kipper. If I had a fast Dodge viper, I could put up with people saying its lada. My wife is beautiful, if other people think she is not, their opinions do not matter. Sounds like musical snobbery. Play your instruments well and educate people if you so decide.

[@calvinnotklein6368]

My 6th grade math teacher as a joke said to someone with a trombone hey nice flute

[@DeeDee-fs7ws]

Mine said that to me :/

[@somerandomdude3744]

You Gotta Ride Jimin Before You Park Jimin, why is your so long

[@theraginginfernape9496]

Two drastically different instruments in various ways 😂

[@zedzen3690]

One thing that annoys me is whenever people call my Euphonium a "mini Tuba". It has a name!

[@tofu.delivery.]

It appears that you can more easily achieve greater range on the euphonium than the baritone.

[@johnstirling4017]

eh.....if both are 4 valve versions the range will be the same....and the types shown are more classic British types! I.e. brass band ;-)

[@Roak1]

It's the opposite.

[@johnries5593]

No. Range is exactly the same, but euphs more often have four valves than do baris. It's the number of valves that makes the difference, not the width of the tubing.

[@benfuller5556]

Euan Zhang that's very true for me I don't know why I can hit a top Bb on a euphonium but not a baritone

[@carpetsomething]

@@benfuller5556 for me it's the opposite, on a good day I can hit top top g on baritone but j can't get above c on euph

[@swooskie5011]

Where you look at the French horn, it is pretty big with a very small mouthpiece. Then you look at the euphonium, it is quite large, then you look at the mouthpiece and it’s HUGE.

[@deplorible753]

"A lot of that is just twaddle" _subscribes_

[@luffy-hl8tk]

When your tuba gets called a baritone by your non band human friends -_-

[@masterpage69420]

You wouldn't be a Salvo by any chance? As a Salvo bandsman, this seems incredibly familiar

[@TrentHamilton]

Yes I am. I conduct the Wellington South Sally Army Band.

[@masterpage69420]

Nice! I used to play in the youth band at Tuggeranong in Canberra

[@SrEnano]

Trent Hamilton. What is the name of the piece you were playing? it sounds fun and I want to learn it.

[@user-fs2kj5hp6g]

Everyone complaining about people getting these two mixed up try someone calling a euphi drums 😢

[@jackmoopoo2675]

I have a baritone that looks like the euphonium but without a 4th valve...

[@jackmoopoo2675]

Well it's not mine its my schools... I'm not good a music I'm just a noob

[@evansaccount1548]

Me too

[@markdsiddall]

So if euphonium has a more conical bore than the baritone, would the relationship between them be similar to the relationship between cornet and trumpet (from a sound-they-make perspective)?

[@snowdropsandsunshine4874]

Top difference between a baritone and a euphonium. If it has a gorgeous rich, soulful sound it's a euphonium. If it sounds like a truck ran over it then reversed back for a second go? It's a baritone.

[@LordZombitten]

@Tabourba thanks for that link. That was beautiful.

[@zachdaly7071]

My band teacher always calls what i play the baritone even though it's clearly a euphonium

[@floppartinc]

Treble clef is inferior

[@JessicaColecello]

Austin Hanood yes yes yesssss

[@Lazarus2112]

Treble is superior

[@brasschick4214]

Treble works better- less ledger lines and less flats in the key signature.

[@headintheclouds675]

Austin Hanood lets fight B

[@cdgonepotatoes4219]

the main difference sounds a lot like what differenciates a trumpet and a cornet and there's also that difference in sound with the Euphonium being more "mellow" than the baritone, probably making it fit better with horns and cornets while the Baritone goes well with trumpets (?).

[@ryancalkins4367]

Huh. That explains a lot actually. Back when I was in band I was a tuba player, but I would moonlight as a tenor tuba player. Tenor tuba, euphonium, baritone. They were all the same instrument in my band, and they all used euphonium sheet music, Good to finally know the distinction!

[@wesleyrichards8027]

My baritone has 4 valves. Besson prestige (Owned by the local brass band).

[@barrytone6581]

Lots of kids called me ( a euph) a big trumpet, thick trombone, or a small tuba. Very sad times

[@buozq2]

They called my trumpet a trumpet... *but they called my euphonium a trumpet*

[@lucasb3462]

I’ve always been told that a baritone and a euph went hand in hand? Especially when you talk about the marching variants

[@jerryting3450]

What are you guys talking about those instruments are obviously flutes

[@FrobyGaming]

Thanks I just started band and I am playing the euphonium.

[@Octovol]

Ah the endless debate. As a baritone player that tried out Euph for a while I can easily tell the difference between the two. The sound alone is extremely distinct. And just looking at them the bell is usually enough to distinguish the two. The marching versions do blurr the lines a bit though. Looks wise I actually more often confuse a baritone with a tenor horn! Depends on the size of the person holding it lol. I'd love one of the new Yamaha Neo baritones, the 3-valve compensators designed with Katrina Marzella.

[@SuperJxl]

euphonium is the one that looks like a tuba, unless its an american style baritone, but those are basically just euphoniums and the names can be used interchangeably in that context.

[@bridge7616]

My school has baratones but the tube above the valves looks more like the euphonium what are they

[@pauls5745]

great video as always. Now I have more understanding of baritone horn vs. euphonium. They have different roles in their use. Yes the conical bore of a euph gives it a warmer sound. I think for the cost, baritones are cheaper and so you see them more often in school bands.

[@gabenixon6141]

What mouthpieces do you recommend for a starting out Euphonium player?- ( Vincent 5G?)

[@ManMonkey]

Do marching baritones play the same as normal baritones

[@TheJH1015]

I'm happy to see someone giving a good explanation on the differences between these instruments both in physical terms and in use :-) Pretty interesting to see that in a Brass Band the baritone is supposed to do different things than it is in a Fanfare Band (wind/concert band primarily used in the Netherlands and Belgium). There the Baritone (and specifically the 1st baritone part) has a lot of counter melodies or 'fiddly stuff' as you said to the flugelhorns and trumpets, and often plays as a double or counterpart to the French Horn :-) I started on baritone and after 7 years of playing on the euphonium I got the chance of playing on a baritone again and the first thing I noticed is that I put WAY too much air into the baritone xD it's much more 'delicate' to play on in terms of air flow.

[@parkermiller9101]

i really want a euphonium but they are so expensive :(

[@nigerrufaggimus8719]

When your soprano sax is called a flute

[@m4tt655]

When your bass trombone gets called a trumpet...

[@tunasnack7480]

NOT ENOUGH CREDIT FOR US BARITONES/EUPHONIUMS

[@DrNic]

This was so helpful. I’ve started learning the euphonium and had not heard of the baritone so this was great.

[@CrumbsSugarCookie1]

I was watching a guy playing the baritone I dropped my phone when my mom called it a trombone

[@vinhoverde3843]

Im prettu sure the tenor trombone is picthed in C

[@nicholasragusano2284]

Many baritones have a bell forward design, unlike the one shown here. These may also be of the three or four valve variety. This is an instrument I've played from junior high school through college and have had different varieties over the years. I've also seen a double belled euphonium, each of which is controlled by another valve.