sousaphone
IPA: sˈuzʌfoʊn
noun
- A valved brass instrument with the same length as a tuba, but shaped differently so that the bell is above the head, that the valves are situated directly in front of the musical instruments and a few inches above the waist, and that most of the weight rests on one shoulder.
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Examples of "sousaphone" in Sentences
- The Sousaphone bit would just be garnish.
- Many jazz bands actually use a sousaphone.
- Sousaphone music is the same as tuba music.
- Since then, a sousaphone player has dotted the i over 80 times.
- So far the sousaphone has given me twisted vertebrae in my lower back.
- The sousaphone is a type of tuba that is widely employed in marching bands.
- Our sousaphone player, John Altieri, is a rare breed, bringing funky bass lines and rapping, too.
- There are nine pieces: the central drum, dhol, drumset, percussion, sousaphone and several horns.
- Phil bumps and pumps with his sousaphone, twisting sideways while simultaneously firing up and down like a piston.
- Priya in pink and blue salwar kameez bangles on her arms toned from carrying the sousaphone and frequent trips to the gym.
- Just bring your tuba, sousaphone or euphonium to the 37th annual TubaChristmas, a mass tooting of the brass instruments; it's open to anyone with the necessary gear.
- Joining Phil and his sonic boom of a sousaphone is Derrick “Big Sexy” Tabb, who plays with a viciousness that suggests he is skinning a cat, rather than hitting a snare drum.
- It comprises Tom Hagerman, who doubles on violin and keys, including accordion; Shawn King on percussion; and Jeanie Schroder, who holds down the bottom on upright bass and sousaphone.
- Tune In 'Soul Bossa Nostra' featuring Ludacris, Naturally 7 and Rudy Currence 'Ironside' featuring Talib Kweli 'Strawberry Letter 23' featuring Akon I learned to play everything in the brass section — tuba, sousaphone, B-flat trombone.
- Most of the group's tunes are originals penned by saxophonist Doug Abram; he gets avid, athletic support from Rob Pleshar on sousaphone, Gerald Bailey on trumpet, Andrew Zelm on euphonium, Dersu Burrows on bass drum, and Ehsan Ghoreishi on accordion and daf Persian frame drum.
- The new material ought to suit the Orchestra's delightfully eccentric repertoire: On their new eponymous album, released Tuesday, they cover Bjork, Meshuggah, Charles Mingus and Frank Zappa with unbridled enthusiasm and the technical wizardry of a jazz orchestra one that features piccolo, sousaphone and quad tom-toms.