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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
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of bombardon1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of bombardon1
Example Sentences
The name bombardon is now given to a brass instrument, the lowest of a saxhorns, in tone resembling the ophicleide.
As well liken a fugue with flute and cymbals to an oratorio with bombardon and sky-rockets!
The bombardon in B flat or C, an octave lower than the euphonium, corresponds to the contrabass tuba in the orchestra.
You learn to play the bombardon, and I’ll be bound to say that it will pull you down.”
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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