Tuba rotary-valved tubas pitched in the same octave as euphoniums. The "Small Swiss Tuba in C" is a tenor tuba pitched in C, and provided with 6 valves to make the lower notes in the orchestral repertoire possible. The French C tuba was the standard instrument in French orchestras until overtaken by F and C tubas since the Second World War. One popular example of the use of the French C tuba is the "Bydło" movement in Ravel's orchestration of Mussorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition", though the rest of the work is scored for this instrument as well. Larger BBB subcontrabass
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