tuba
tuba
Definition
tuba (to̵̅o̅′bə, tyo̵̅o̅′-)
noun pl. tu′·bas or tu′·bae--bē
- in ancient Rome, a straight war trumpet
- any of a group of brass instruments with a conical bore and three to five valves, esp. the large contrabass member
Etymology: L, a trumpet
tuba
Usage Examples
Possessives
- sound: In this example you would insert an openCard handler into the card script which would play the ' tuba ' sound instead.
Converse of object
- play: Her mother is busy making jam, her father is busy playing the tuba, her brother is busy playing computer games.
- use: I also loved using a tuba instead of a bass- gives me my brass band fix at the same time!
- study: Nelson instead studied tuba at San Francisco State University, later touring Europe as part of the San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra.
Adjective modifier
- unenclosed: So far only unenclosed tubas have been dealt with.
- principal: In 1977 he moved to his present post as principal tuba with the B.B.C. National Orchestra of Wales based in Cardiff.
Modifies a noun
- player: Tuba Player: Did you hear my last recital?
- quartet: They also played Tchaikovsky's ' Nutcracker ' as a very clever tuba quartet.
- concerto: The Music Bayo's way is really a miniature tuba concerto in one movement.
- ensemble: The series starts next week with Patrick Harrild and a tuba ensemble.
- music: Works include unaccompanied tuba music, duets and ensembles.
- soloist: The guest soloist and conductor for the evening was internationally acclaimed tuba soloist Steve Sykes.
Noun used with modifier
- bass: The serpent is generally accepted as the predecessor of the modern bass tuba.
- solo: On the other hand, it offers rarities such as Scott Joplin's The Entertainer arranged for solo tuba.
- tenor: Euphonium The euphonium ( or tenor tuba ) is larger in size than the tenor horn and can produce a lower range of notes.
tuba Quotes
Their correspondence was something like a duet between a tuba and a piccolo.
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