Tuba after American bandmaster John Philip Sousa, resembles a hélicon with the bell pointed up (in the original models as the J. W. Pepper prototype and Sousa's concert instruments) and then curved to point forward (as developed by Conn and others). Some ancestors of the tuba, such as the military "bombardon", had unusual valve and bore arrangements compared to modern tubas. During the American Civil War, most brass bands used a branch of the brass family known as "saxhorns", which, by today's standards, have a narrower bore taper than tuba—the same as true cornets and baritones, but distinct from trumpets, euphoniums,
Harlequin Brass Ensemble This idea was then further established by PJBE's successor's London Brass. The instrumentation is based on orchestral brass containing four trumpets (including Bb, Piccolo, Eb, D, C and flugelhorn as required), three tenor trombones, a bass trombone, a french horn and a tuba. This allows for a rich variety of sounds and styles, fitting perfectly to anything from Baroque music through to classical music, jazz, 'brass pop' and also moving forward with substantial contemporary works being written specifically for ten piece ensemble. Keiron Anderson became musical director of Harlequin Brass in 1999. Harlequin Brass Ensemble Harlequin Brass Ensemble based in