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The tuba was a straight trumpet. Both the cornu and the tuba were employed in war to convey signals. The same was the case with the buccina,—originally perhaps a conch shell, and afterwards a simple horn of an animal,—and the lituus, which was bent at the broad end but otherwise straight.

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Musical Instruments
Written by Carl Engel
Published in 1875
Available from gutenberg.org

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musical instrument, Rome

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