Sousaphone vs Wagneriantuba - What's the difference?
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(musical instruments) 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.
* 1990 , Thomas D. Rossing, The Science of Sound? , page 230
sousaphone
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(wikipedia sousaphone)Noun
(en noun)- One version of the large tuba, popular in marching bands, is called a sousaphone in honor of bandsman John Philip Sousa.