Aside from those, the trombone is also played in smaller musical ensembles such as brass quartets or trios and trombone quartets or choirs. These instruments are also commonly used for different music genres such as salsa, rock, swing, and jazz. The trombone in the 20th century In the fist half of the 20th century, the trombone remained popular and widely used in the orchestra through works of various prominent artists like Leonard Bernstein, William Walton, and Richard Strauss. There are larger but rarer types of the crumhorn that widens the range by one to two notes down through auxiliary holes. Possible origins and early use In Europe, the crumhorn was used in the 1300 s to the 1600 s. It is said to originate from the chanter of bagpipes and the bladder pipe. These could have been possibly played at the court of England s King Henry the Eighth because he owned twenty-five pieces of the instrument. This stops the shell and hoop from vibrating properly and controls the natural sound of the snare drum. Variations in construction In choosing snare drum, you should consider which musical genre you would like to play so that you would match this with the right construction. The material of the snare drum has a huge effect on sound production. Bassoons in modern ensembles Two bassoons are typically required in today s symphony orchestra with the first used in solo passages. It is also a valuable bass in the woodwind choirs. Its function in the wind band is the same to its function in the orchestra. It is quite significant because it is a component of the wind quintet instrumentation standard. Another type of tuba is the bass tuba that is smaller compared to the contrabass and pitched in E flat or F. Its pitch is a fourth higher than the contrabass tuba. The F tuba is the standard instrument of the orchestras in most of Europe. It is usually played by professionals in solo and to play in higher positions in the classical ensemble. It was very popular until the 1850 s and was played in compositions by a bandmaster of West Point s the United States Military Academy Band, Richard Willis. Uses of the bugle Bugles are used for bugle calls which indicate the start of camp daily routines. These were also for assembling leaders and for announcing marching commands in camp.