: a large low-pitched brass instrument usually oval in shape and having a conical tube, a cup-shaped mouthpiece, and a usual range an octave lower than that of the euphonium
Recent Examples on the WebPatti LuPone: After starring in concert performances in 2000 at the New York Philharmonic and 2001 at the San Francisco Symphony, the three-time Tony winner played the tuba while headlining the intimate and edgy 2005 Broadway revival.—Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2024 Instruments in display cases lined the entryway; what looked like an unusually large tuba sat next to the office’s second-floor kitchenette.—Chris Almeida, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2024 Noseda coaxed out beautiful balance between the brass and the strings — with special credit going to the cool, clean, substantial tuba of Stephen Dumaine.—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 24 Sep. 2023 Agave distillation began in Colima, research shows, through the adaptation of the Philippine technique for distilling coconut spirits, turning tuba into a stronger coconut liquor known as lambanog or bahalina.—Paola Briseño-Gonzalez, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2023 See all Example Sentences for tuba
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