From instruments played with water to early electronic devices promoted by the Nazis, we take a look at the surprising history of instruments named after their creators.

The tuba is a funny instrument. Its sound is like a gaseous rumbling from deep within the earth—or our bellies. Hardly fleet of foot—it’s heavy, often pushing 30 pounds, and awkward—it’s seldom given ...

Add the tuba to the list of book subjects you probably thought you didn’t care about but that is suddenly compelling as heck. We’ve had entire books about salt, the digestive system and the color ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - After a lifetime spent wondering “what if,” one man’s dream was answered, but not without a story of hard work and perseverance. Now, he’s landed a spot in the LSU history ...

The LSU Golden Band from Tiger Land welcomed its new members Thursday, and one of them was born in 1959 — tuba player, Kent Broussard. Originally from LaPlace, the 66-year-old former accountant and ...

Journalist and NBCC award winner Quinones (The Least of Us) assembles an eclectic and affectionate ode to the tuba and those who devote their lives to it. Roaming far and wide through the instrument’s ...

May 23 (Reuters) - Iraq has signed a contract with a consortium consisting of China-based Geo-Jade Petroleum Corp and Basra Crescent to implement an integrated energy project aimed at ramping up ...

Low B flat, the lowest tone in music that is not just a grunt, is sounded in orchestras by the contrabassoon or the contrabass tuba. Beethoven used the big woodwind in his Ninth Symphony. Haydn in his ...

When I did a feature on Blue Saints Drum and Bugle Corps for their 72nd anniversary, I was inspired by the work they do, bringing music back to the community and doing so in a way that is accessible ...

When I was growing up, I was an organist (of sorts). I think many would agree that one of the peaks of the organ repertoire – both in terms of musical accomplishment and technical demand on the ...

His focused and driving mission to create something new in the arts world is revealed in expanding the language of modern jazz via the tuba. “Even for the hip, he has a lot to say and a lot to impart.