Definition of Saxtuba

1. n. A powerful instrument of brass, curved somewhat like the Roman buccina, or tuba.

Definition of Saxtuba

1. a bass saxhorn [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Saxtuba

saxions
saxist
saxists
saxitoxin
saxitoxins
saxon
saxonies
saxonite
saxonites
saxophone
saxophones
saxophonic
saxophonist
saxophonists
saxophony
saxtuba (current term)
saxtubas
say
say-so
say again
say cheese
say farewell
say goodbye
say grace
say it, don't spray it
say wha
say what
sayable
sayd
sayde

Literary usage of Saxtuba

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American History and Encyclopedia of Music by Janet M. Green, Josephine Thrall (1908)
"Sax greatly improved brass wind instruments which had formerly been furnished with finger holes and keys like a flute, by adopting valves to them, saxtuba ..."

2. Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians by George Grove (1910)
"... saxtuba, etc., ignoring the fact that valve-trumpets, valve-horns and various other forms of valve-brass instruments were known, although not in general ..."

3. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"Referring to wind instruments: spec. saxhorn, althorn, saxophone, saxtuba, bugle, conch, cornet, cornet-à-pistons (French), krummhorn, etc. ..."

4. The Musiclover's Handbook: Containing (1) a Pronouncing Dictionary of by John Herbert Clifford (1911)
"Brass instrument resembling the saxhorn, but differing in tone quality from having a narrower tube. saxtuba. The bass saxhorn. ..."

5. Adams' New Musical Dictionary of Fifteen Thousand Technical Words, Phrases by John Stowell Adams (1865)
"saxtuba. A brass instrument curved somewhat like the Koman buccina, of great sonorousness, with л mouth-piece, and mechanism of three cylinders. Sbalzo. ..."

6. The Musiclover's Handbook: A Pronouncing Dictionary of Musical Terms by John Herbert Clifford (1911)
"Brass instrument resembling the saxhorn, but differing in tone quality from having a narrower tube. saxtuba. The bass saxhorn. ..."

7. A Dictionary of Music and Musicians (A.D. 1450-1880) by George Grove, John Alexander Fuller-Maitland (1889)
"... Sax- tromba, saxtuba, etc., ignoring the fact that valve-trumpets, valve-horns and various other forms of ..."

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