As a modern military signaling instrument, it dates from about 1750, when Hanoverian Jger (light infantry) battalions adopted the semicircular copper horn with widely expanding bore, used by the Flgelmeister, an official of the hunt. Select a song using the piano Search box or by browsing the Music Sheets. Funnily enough, even though the tuba is the lowest-pitched brass instrument, tuba in Latin means trumpet. Like its brass family siblings, the tuba produces sound through lip vibration into its mouthpiece. This type of bugle has remained in use in France and there are photos showing its use in the United States military, although it was not considered a regulation bugle. [4], Historically, horns were curved trumpets, conical, often made from ox or other animal horns, from shells, from hollowed ivory such as the (olifant). While there may be some quibbling of the exact It's often used in older style bands such as those playing old // -->