Assertion: tuba's valve | /r/ObjectUse | used in combination
Facets:
value: with the first
type: OTHER
value: to fill the first octave
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: Thus, the first and third valves used in combination lower the pitch by something just short of five semitones, and the first three valves used in combination are nearly a quarter tone sharp.
text: Thus, the first and third valves used in combination lower the pitch by something just short of five semitones, and the first three valves used in combination are nearly a quarter tone sharp.
text: The fourth valve used in combination with, rather than instead of, the first three valves fills in the missing notes in the bottom octave allowing the player to play chromatically down to the fundamental pitch of the instrument.
text: A fifth and sixth valve, if fitted, are used to provide alternative fingering possibilities to improve intonation, and are also used to reach into the low register of the instrument where all the valves will be used in combination to fill the first octave between the fundamental pitch and the next available note on the open tube.
text: Dependent means that the second valve only works when used in combination with the first, as it is located directly on the F- or E-attachment tubing.