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Sousaphone

A valved brass instrument with the same length as a tuba, but shaped differently so that the bell is above the head, that the valves are situated directly in front of the musical instruments and a few inches above the waist, and that most of the weight rests on one shoulder.

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A valved brass instrument with the same length as a tuba, but shaped differently so that the bell is above the head, that the valves are situated directly in front of the musical instruments and a few inches above the waist, and that most of the weight rests on one shoulder.

🔄 Synonyms of "Sousaphone"

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Word	Definition
bass hornnoun	A large brass instrument in the bass range, usually referring to the modern tuba or the archaic serpent
tubanoun	A large brass musical instrument, usually in the bass range, played through a vibration of the lips upon the mouthpiece and fingering of the keys.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Sousaphone"

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Word	Definition
tubanoun	A large brass musical instrument, usually in the bass range, played through a vibration of the lips upon the mouthpiece and fingering of the keys.
bass hornnoun	A large brass instrument in the bass range, usually referring to the modern tuba or the archaic serpent
euphoniumnoun	A valved brass instrument with conical tubing similar in appearance to a tuba but of higher pitch.
sudrophonenoun	(music) A brass instrument with a cylindrical bore and four valves.
sax tubanoun	(music) saxhorn
tubaphonenoun	A metallophone constructed from a series of metal tubes arranged in a keyboard configuration.
saxtubanoun	An obsolete valved brasswind instrument inspired by the Ancient Roman cornu and tuba.
tubaxnoun	A kind of modified saxophone, made compact by having more folds in the tubing.
bombardonnoun	(music) A brass instrument, the bass version of the tuba.
trumpetnoun	(music) A musical instrument of the brass family, generally tuned to the key of B-flat; by extension, any type of lip-vibrated aerophone, most often valveless and not chromatic.
tromboonnoun	(music) A trombone with the reed and bocal of a bassoon placed instead of the usual mouthpiece, which combines the limitations of both instruments, producing a loud comical sound.
bombardonoun	(music) Alternative form of bombardon. [(music) A brass instrument, the bass version of the tuba.]
jazzophonenoun	A saxophone-shaped double-belled brass instrument with a trumpet-like mouthpiece.
trumpophonenoun	(music) A musical instrument combining a trumpet and a saxophone, especially a trumpet played with a saxophone mouthpiece.
flugelhornnoun	A brass instrument resembling a cornet but with a wider, conical bore, and usually with three valves, in the same B-flat pitch as many trumpets and cornets but with a more deeply conical mouthpiece than those. A bugle with valves.
bazookanoun	(weaponry) A shoulder-held rocket launcher used as an antitank weapon, developed by America during World War II and so-called from its resemblance to the bazooka musical instrument.
sacbutnoun	Alternative form of sackbut. [(music) A brass instrument from the Renaissance and Baroque Eras, and an ancestor of the modern trombone. It was derived from the medieval slide trumpet.]
flumpetnoun	A musical instrument that blends qualities of the trumpet and flugelhorn.
ophicleidenoun	(music) A keyed brass baritone bugle, now replaced by the tuba in orchestral music
sackbutnoun	(music) A brass instrument from the Renaissance and Baroque Eras, and an ancestor of the modern trombone. It was derived from the medieval slide trumpet.