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The Roman tuba is an ancient musical instrument, different from the modern tuba
Tuba

The tuba is the largest and lowest pitched brass instrument. Sound is produced by vibrating or "buzzing" the lips into a large cupped Mouthpiece ....
. Tuba (from tubus, Latin
Latin

Latin is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Through the Military history of the Roman Empire, Latin spread throughout the Mediterranean and a large part of Europe....
 for tube) was produced around 500 BC, and like the Cornu
Cornu (horn)

A cornu or cornum was a type of brass instrument similar to the buccina used by the Roman army of antiquity mainly for communicating orders to troops in battle....
 (a similar instrument), was used as a military signal trumpet. The origin is Etruscan
Etruscan civilization

Etruscan civilization is the modern English name given to the culture and way of life of a people of ancient Italy and Corsica whom the ancient Romans called Etrusci or Tusci....
 and has many similarities with the Greek salpinx
Salpinx

A salpinx was a trumpet-like instrument of the ancient Greeks. ...
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Roman Tuba
The Roman tuba is an ancient musical instrument, different from the modern tuba
Tuba

The tuba is the largest and lowest pitched brass instrument. Sound is produced by vibrating or "buzzing" the lips into a large cupped Mouthpiece ....
. Tuba (from tubus, Latin
Latin

Latin is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Through the Military history of the Roman Empire, Latin spread throughout the Mediterranean and a large part of Europe....
 for tube) was produced around 500 BC, and like the Cornu
Cornu (horn)

A cornu or cornum was a type of brass instrument similar to the buccina used by the Roman army of antiquity mainly for communicating orders to troops in battle....
 (a similar instrument), was used as a military signal trumpet. The origin is Etruscan
Etruscan civilization

Etruscan civilization is the modern English name given to the culture and way of life of a people of ancient Italy and Corsica whom the ancient Romans called Etrusci or Tusci....
 and has many similarities with the Greek salpinx
Salpinx

A salpinx was a trumpet-like instrument of the ancient Greeks. ...
. It was a straight instrument, usually of bronze, about four feet long, and played with a detachable bone mouthpiece
Mouthpiece (brass)

File:Embouchure profil.jpgOn brass instruments the mouthpiece is the part of the instrument which is placed upon the player's lips. The purpose of the mouthpiece is a resonator, which passes vibration from the lips to the column of air contained within the instrument, giving rise to the standing wave pattern of vibration in the air column....
. This instrument, although disputed, could be the ancestor, and the source of the name for the modern tuba.

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