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: a large low-pitched brass instrument usually oval in shape and having a conical tube, a cup-shaped mouthpiece, and a usual range an octave lower than that of the euphonium
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In his early 20s and on the brink of stardom — signed to the indie label DEL Records — Camacho stood confidently in the middle of the stage with his band Los Plebes del Rancho with a pumping tuba that commanded attention and his mesmerizing requinto.
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Griselda Flores, Billboard, 25 Feb. 2025
San Franciscans had fun with it, marking historic firsts: The San Francisco Chronicle recorded the first person to walk across the bridge on stilts, pushing a stroller, on roller skates, on a unicycle and while playing a tuba.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Jan. 2025
Dropping a tuba to twerk, split and run back in formation.
—Ariana Triggs, The Tennessean, 14 Feb. 2024
At the corner of St. Peter and Royal Streets, a tuba begins its rumbling and a trombone squeals; the instruments sparkle in the sunlight, glinting gold amid a gathering crowd.
—Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 25 Nov. 2024
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Griselda Flores, Billboard, 25 Feb. 2025
San Franciscans had fun with it, marking historic firsts: The San Francisco Chronicle recorded the first person to walk across the bridge on stilts, pushing a stroller, on roller skates, on a unicycle and while playing a tuba.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Jan. 2025
Dropping a tuba to twerk, split and run back in formation.
—Ariana Triggs, The Tennessean, 14 Feb. 2024
At the corner of St. Peter and Royal Streets, a tuba begins its rumbling and a trombone squeals; the instruments sparkle in the sunlight, glinting gold amid a gathering crowd.
—Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Tuba.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tuba. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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tuba
noun
tu·ba
ˈt(y)ü-bə 
: a brass musical instrument of lowest pitch with an oval shape and valves for producing different tones
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