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tuba Definition

tuba (to̵̅o̅bə, tyo̵̅o̅-)

noun pl. tu·bas or tu·bae--bē

  1. in ancient Rome, a straight war trumpet
  2. 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.

—Donald, David Herbert

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