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euphonium
noun
eu·pho·ni·um
yü-ˈfō-nē-əm 
: a brass instrument smaller than but resembling a tuba and having a range from B flat below the bass staff upward for three octaves
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In an annual tradition that was started 49 years ago in New York and has since expanded across the country, low brass (tuba, sousaphone and euphonium) players of all ages are welcome to join in the merriment of Tuba Christmas.
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Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2022
Control subjects responded to the Bond theme no differently than the euphonium, but the stroke victim's brain had a much stronger response to the theme song.
—Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 2 Aug. 2013
During the show, Moore asked tuba player Patrick Zerse to stand up and describe his instrument, a rare double-bell euphonium produced in Grand Rapids in the early 20th century.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 18 Dec. 2022
Christmas carols will be performed by over 200 tuba, sousaphone and euphonium players.
—John Coffren, Baltimore Sun, 15 Dec. 2022
Tuba, euphonium and sousaphone players are used to sitting in the back of an orchestra, but the Kennedy Center brings 150 of them front and center at Merry Tuba Christmas, an annual celebration of low brass power and festive tunes.
—Chris Richards, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2022
Tuba and euphonium players are invited to perform holiday tunes on Saturday, Dec. 10, at the corner of Washington and Jefferson streets in downtown Naperville.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 3 Dec. 2022
Onsite registration is available for local tuba and euphonium players.
—Anchorage Daily News, 2 Dec. 2022
One of the Kennedy Center’s stranger holiday traditions finds up to 200 tuba, euphonium and sousaphone players joining forces for a brassy and very merry concert of seasonal songs.
—Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2020
Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2022
Control subjects responded to the Bond theme no differently than the euphonium, but the stroke victim's brain had a much stronger response to the theme song.
—Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 2 Aug. 2013
During the show, Moore asked tuba player Patrick Zerse to stand up and describe his instrument, a rare double-bell euphonium produced in Grand Rapids in the early 20th century.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 18 Dec. 2022
Christmas carols will be performed by over 200 tuba, sousaphone and euphonium players.
—John Coffren, Baltimore Sun, 15 Dec. 2022
Tuba, euphonium and sousaphone players are used to sitting in the back of an orchestra, but the Kennedy Center brings 150 of them front and center at Merry Tuba Christmas, an annual celebration of low brass power and festive tunes.
—Chris Richards, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2022
Tuba and euphonium players are invited to perform holiday tunes on Saturday, Dec. 10, at the corner of Washington and Jefferson streets in downtown Naperville.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 3 Dec. 2022
Onsite registration is available for local tuba and euphonium players.
—Anchorage Daily News, 2 Dec. 2022
One of the Kennedy Center’s stranger holiday traditions finds up to 200 tuba, euphonium and sousaphone players joining forces for a brassy and very merry concert of seasonal songs.
—Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2020
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euphonium
noun
eu·pho·ni·um
yu̇-ˈfō-nē-əm
: a brass musical instrument resembling a tuba but playing in a higher pitch range
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