euphonium

English

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A euphonium.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek εὔφωνος (euphōnos).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -əʊniəm

Noun

euphonium (plural euphoniums)

1. (music) A valved brass instrument, a sax horn, the tenor of the tuba family of instruments, having the appearance very similar to that of a tuba. It is similar to and often used instead of a "Baritone" horn. (A true Baritone has a cylindrical tubing, while the Euphonium tubing is conical, though they both cover the same range of tones. This relationship is also between the Trumpet [cylindrical] and Cornet [conical] respectively.)

Derived terms

• euphoniumist

Translations

brass instrument

• Dutch: euphonium (nl)
• German: Euphonium (de) n
• Irish: eofón (ga) m

• Japanese: ユーフォニアム
• Spanish: eufonio (es)