Anthony Fantano

On its fifth full-length album, 'Cervantine,' A Hawk and a Hacksaw's love of the Balkans continues unabated, but with new songs and collaborators. In 'Uskudar,' the music finds an equal balance of sweet, sour and earthy sounds with nimble string melodies and a grunting tuba.

American Celebrity

Lou Reed

I wouldn't want to hear Beethoven without beautiful bass, the cellos, the tuba. It's very important. Hip-hop has thunderous bass. And so does Beethoven. If you don't have the bass, it's like being amputated. It's like you have no legs.

American Musician

Quincy Jones

After I learned the piano, I went on to learn percussion, the tuba, b-flat baritone, French horn, trombone, trumpet, most of the instruments in the orchestra. Trumpet was my instrument.

Phil McGraw

I tell you, if you're in the front row of the parade and you stop walking, pretty soon you're back in the tuba section. And if you want to lead the parade you've got to keep moving.

American Psychologist

Patti LuPone

I played the tuba in high school. I wanted to be a member of the marching band. I thought, what can I play that has the most effect? What can I play to get people to laugh?

Peter De Vries

The tuba is certainly the most intestinal of instruments, the very lower bowel of music.

American Novelist

Wynton Marsalis

I play piano and drums very poorly and French horn and tuba all equally as bad.

Jim Pattison

I've got a lot of respect for tuba players, just carrying that thing around.

Canadian Businessman

Rick Danko

I like a lot of bass players. I like a lot of tuba players too.

Canadian Musician

Lenny Kravitz

Tuba provides the deep tones in orchestras, offering a supporting, foundational sound.

Orchestral Role

The tuba is the largest brass instrument and can be quite heavy and awkward to carry.

Physical Size

The tuba produces very low pitches; it's known for its rumbling, resonant sound quality.

Deep Sound

The use of 'tuba' in botany for 'tulip' might be a confusion or mistranslation. Verify its correct usage.

Misnomer Alert

Tuba, the drink, is ingrained in some cultures and is part of traditional festivities and rituals.

Cultural Tradition

Tuba is created by natural fermentation, so its taste can vary from sweet to sour over time.

Fermentation Process

The taste of tuba is best when it's fresh; stale tuba may have an unpleasant flavor.

Freshness Matters

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