sousaphone

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  1. noun A large brass wind instrument, similar in range to the tuba, having a flaring bell and a shape adapted to being carried in marching bands.

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  • Young Freddie played the tonette and mellophone, then the trumpet, flugelhorn, piano, French horn, sousaphone and tuba - notably studying with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra's first trumpeter Max Woodbury at the Arthur Jordan Conservatory of Music. —  Culture | guardian.co.uk
  • Stars and Stripes Forever ~ "Marine bandmaster John Philip Sousa becomes famous for his marches and inspires the sousaphone." —  Twilight Language
  • They hired The Gus Ferguson Jazz Band, a four-piece led by Cameron Toll-based trumpeter Gus, plus a trombonist, banjo and sousaphone players.
  • Kirk Joseph, a founding member of New Orleans 'Dirty Dozen Brass Band, is an acclaimed New Orleans musician who is noted for his innovative style on the sousaphone. —  NOLA Indymedia
  • For most people, a mention of the sousaphone conjures images of marching bands and drum cadences. —  NOLA Indymedia
 

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