Family of Instruments: The Tuba belongs to the family of Woodwind instruments.

History of the Tuba
The modern tuba finds its prototype and the origin of its name in the Roman tuba (the Greek salpinx) The tuba is represented, together with the buccina and cornu, on Trajan's column in the scenes described by Vegetius who wrote the following:

"Compared with the other military service instruments of the Romans, the buccina and cornu, the tuba was straight and was used to sound the charge and retreat, and to encourage and lead the soldiers during action; it was sounded at the changing of the guard, as the signal to begin and leave off work."