Euphonium

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -əʊniÉ™m

Origin

From Ancient Greek εὔφωνος.

Full definition of euphonium

Noun

1. (musical instruments) 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