sousaphone (redirected from sousaphones)

sou·sa·phone  (sz-fn, -s-)

n.

A large brass wind instrument, similar in range to the tuba, having a flaring bell and a shape adapted to being carried in marching bands.

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[After John Philip Sousa.]

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sousaphone [ˈsuːzəˌfəʊn]

n

(Music / Instruments) Music a large tuba that encircles the player's body and has a bell facing forwards

[named after John Philip Sousa (1854-1932), US bandmaster and composer of military marches]

sousaphonist  n

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

sousaphone - the lowest brass wind instrument     bass horn, tuba bass - the member with the lowest range of a family of musical instruments brass instrument, brass - a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) that is blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece euphonium - a bass horn (brass wind instrument) that is the tenor of the tuba family bombardon, helicon - a tuba that coils over the shoulder of the musician

Translations

sousaphone

n → Sousafon nt, → Sousaphon nt