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sousaphone n.1903, named for U.S. bandleader and composer John Philip Sousa (1854-1932). The first sousaphone was made by C.G. Conn in 1899 expressly for Sousa's band and its bell opened directly upward. The present bell-front type was first made in 1908. ["International Cyclopedia of Music," 1939] updated on September 25, 2018 |