euphonium

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Matthew White on TED. com - The euphonium, a tuba-like musical instrument, is rarely heard outside of traditional brass bands.

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  1. noun A brass wind instrument similar to the tuba but having a somewhat higher pitch and a mellower sound.

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  • We have a bloke in our village plays a euphonium, the same musical phrase over and over, hour after hour. —  Paid and Loving Eyes - Lovejoy - Jonathan Gash
  • Naturally, the night started with a John Philip Sousa march (for which the tuba and euphonium section dropped the trio a full octave). —  DCist
  • Staff Sergeant Adam Lesserd, and Master Chief Musician Roger Behrend (Navy) played classical arrangements and new conciertos, highlighting the expressive and lyrical capacity of the euphonium and tuba. —  DCist
  • Bookmark this one for Valentine's Day: Click to hear Master Chief Behren on solo euphonium on "Tre Canzone Italiana". —  DCist
  • A tuba-euphonium conference wouldn't be complete without assembling all the tuba and euphonium players on one stage to bellow. —  DCist
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  1. From Greek euphōnos, sweet-voiced; see euphony.

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  1. New Latin, from Greek εὐφωνος, sweet-voiced, musical: see euphonous.
 

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