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bombardon
[ bom-ber-duhn, bom-bahr-dn ]
noun
- a bass reed stop on a pipe organ.
- a large, deep-toned, valved, brass wind instrument resembling a tuba.
bombardon
/ ˈbɒmbədən; bɒmˈbɑːdən /
noun
- a brass instrument of the tuba type, similar to a sousaphone
- a 16-foot bass reed stop on an organ
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of bombardon1
1855–60; < Italian bombardone wind instrument, equivalent to bombard ( o ) an oboelike instrument, originally, mortar ( bombard ) + -one augmentative suffix
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of bombardon1
C19: from Italian bombardone ; see bombard
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The name bombardon is now given to a brass instrument, the lowest of a saxhorns, in tone resembling the ophicleide.
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As well liken a fugue with flute and cymbals to an oratorio with bombardon and sky-rockets!
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The bombardon in B flat or C, an octave lower than the euphonium, corresponds to the contrabass tuba in the orchestra.
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You learn to play the bombardon, and I’ll be bound to say that it will pull you down.”
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The euphonium and bombardon, the basses of the important family of saxhorns, now completely cover the ground of bass wind instrument music.
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