Euphonium are the tuba-euphonium quartet or larger tuba-euphonium ensemble; the brass quintet, where it can supply the tenor voice, though the trombone is much more common in this role; and other mixed brass ensemble. Such ensembles are almost non-existent: they are more likely to be semi-professional or amateur in nature. Most of the United States Armed Forces service bands include a tuba-euphonium quartet made up of players from the band that occasionally performs in its own right. The euphonium is not traditionally an orchestral instrument and has not been common in symphony orchestras. However, there are a few works from the
Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings the London Symphony Orchestra accompanied. The words or lyrics to each movement are: The day’s grown old; the fainting sun<br> The splendour falls on castle walls<br> O Rose, thou art sick!<br> This ae nighte, this ae nighte,<br> Queen and huntress, chaste and fair,<br> O soft embalmer of the still midnight,<br> Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings The Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, Op. 31, is a song cycle written in 1943 by English composer Benjamin Britten for tenor accompanied by a solo horn and a small string orchestra. Composed during World War II at the request of the horn