A large brass musical instrument played through a vibration of the lips upon the mouthpiece and fingering of the keys
One version of the large tuba, popular in marching bands, is called a sousaphone in honor of bandsman John Philip Sousa.
A member of the brass family although some are now made from fibreglass It has a huge conical bore ending in a wide flared bell Typically the tuba has three to six valves and carries the bass range of the orchestra
The bass member of the modern brass family The tuba family includes the euphonium, sousaphone, C and B-flat tubas, and others The modern orchestral tuba has valves, a conical bore and a range of D two octaves below the bass clef to G above middle C The bell is very wide and the cup very deep, thus facilitating the extremely low notes so characteristic of the instrument Search Google com for Tuba
{i} large brass wind instrument having valves and producing tones in the low range; powerful organ reed stop; ancient Roman trumpet (Musical)
The lowest-pitched member of the brass instrument family, with the following stages of sound production: energy source: air vibrating element: the player's lips resonating chamber: the instrument's body A tuba designed for marching is called a Sousaphone
A tuba is a large musical instrument of the brass family which produces very low notes. It consists of a long metal tube folded round several times with a wide opening at the end. Deep-pitched valved brass instrument with a widely expanding conical bore. Tubas vary in size and pitch. The tubing is coiled in an oblong shape, and the bell points upward or forward. Patented in Berlin in 1835, the tuba displaced the ophicleide to become the foundation of the brass section in the orchestra and in military and brass bands. See also euphonium, sousaphone