euphonium

[ yoo-foh-nee-uhm ]

noun

1. 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.

euphonium

/ juːˈfəʊnɪəm /

noun

1. a brass musical instrument with four valves; the tenor of the tuba family. It is used mainly in brass bands

Word History and Origins

Origin of euphonium¹

First recorded in 1860–65; euph(ony) + (harm)onium

Word History and Origins

Origin of euphonium¹

C19: New Latin, from euph ( ony + harm ) onium

Example Sentences

The euphonium gives out the fundamental, or first note of the harmonic series, readily, but no harmonic above the eighth.

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The euphonium speaks readily in the lower register, but slowly, of course, owing to the long dip of the pistons.

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The bombardon in B flat or C, an octave lower than the euphonium, corresponds to the contrabass tuba in the orchestra.

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The pitch of the helicon is an octave below that of the euphonium.

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Perhaps the most remarkable place in which a burglar carried his tools was a euphonium!

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