euphonium
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- noun
- /juˈfoʊniəm/
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eufonio
- At the other side of the spectrum, another student played the virtuosic "Carnival of Venice" by Herbert L. Clarke on the euphonium—a piece generally reserved for professionals and the most advanced of students.
- euphonium and tuba
- euphonium and trombone
- horn and euphonium
No, but I bought her a euphonium and I got myself a trombone.
- No, but I bought her a euphonium and I got myself a trombone.
Examples
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Beginning brass classes have 10 trumpets (2 will change to horn in sixth grade), 2 trombones, 2 euphoniums, 1 tuba, and 3 percussionists.
Academic text (1994) -
IF YOU SOLD YOUR EUPHONIUM, HOW ARE YOU GOING TO PLAY IN THE NATIONALS?
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No, but I bought her a euphonium and I got myself a trombone.
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He played euphonium for five years with the Ringling Bros.
Blog text (10) -
While the director may need to be flexible about the varying size of the group from year to year, two bass clarinets, a bassoon, two tubas, and two euphoniums are the minimum numbers needed in these sections in order to facilitate the desired tonal balance.
Academic text (1998) -
Both the teachers and students represented a diverse range of instruments: flute, oboe, bassoon, clarinet, saxophone, French horn, trumpet, trombone, euphonium, and tuba.
Academic text (2015) -
Every December, hundreds of tuba and euphonium players gather in cities around the world to perform holiday tunes.
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For those wondering: the euphonium is like a small tuba, except it's in the same musical range as a trombone.
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Most people don't know the difference between a sousaphone, a tuba, or a euphonium.
Synonyms
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A musical instrument played by blowing and making your lips buzz on a metal mouthpiece, like a trumpet or trombone
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Etymology
Euphonium comes from the Greek parts eu- meaning 'good' and phon- meaning 'sound', the same 'phon' you know from telephone and microphone. So a euphonium is literally a 'good-sounding' brass instrument, which fits its rich, mellow sound.