euphonium

euphonium
noun Etymology: Greek euphōnos + English -ium (as in harmonium) Date: 1865 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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  • euphonium — [yo͞o fō′nē əm] n. [< Gr euphōnos, musical (see EUPHONY) + (HARMON)IUM] a valved brass instrument like the baritone but more mellow in tone, due to a larger bore …   English World dictionary

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  • Euphonium — Vorlage:Infobox Musikinstrument/Wartung/Parameter Klangbeispiel fehlt Euphonium englisch euphonium, italienisch eufonio …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • euphonium — UK [juːˈfəʊnɪəm] / US [juˈfoʊnɪəm] noun [countable] Word forms euphonium : singular euphonium plural euphoniums a large musical instrument consisting of a curved metal tube that is wide at one end. You play it by blowing into it as you press its… …   English dictionary

  • euphonium — /yooh foh nee euhm/, n. a brass musical instrument similar to the baritone tuba but somewhat smaller, with a wider bore and mellower tone, and often having a second bell. [1860 65; EUPH(ONY) + (HARM)ONIUM] * * * or tenor tuba Large valved brass… …   Universalium

  • Euphonium — eufonio ит. [эуфо/нио] euphonium лат. [эуфо/ниум], фр. [эфонио/н], англ. [юфэ/ниум] Euphonium нем. [ойфо/ниум] эуфониум, медн. дух. инструм. (баритон) …   Словарь иностранных музыкальных терминов

  • euphonium — eufonio ит. [эуфо/нио] euphonium лат. [эуфо/ниум], фр. [эфонио/н], англ. [юфэ/ниум] Euphonium нем. [ойфо/ниум] эуфониум, медн. дух. инструм. (баритон) …   Словарь иностранных музыкальных терминов

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