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Definition of euphonium
: a brass instrument smaller than but resembling a tuba and having a range from B flat below the bass staff upward for three octaves
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Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy, Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-3rd District, New Haven Mayor Toni Harp, as well as pastors, a librarian who read poetry and a faculty member who played the euphonium.
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Membership ranges from between 25 and 30 brass players, including tuba, cornet, euphonium and tenor horn.
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Greg Fourmile, who plays the euphonium, is credited with reviving the tradition in 2012.
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Origin and Etymology of euphonium
Greek euphōnos + English -ium (as in harmonium)
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