flugelhorn

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Definition of flugelhorn in English English dictionary

A brass instrument resembling a cornet but with a wider, conical bore, and usually with three valves, in the same B-flat pitch as many trumpets and cornets but with a more deeply conical mouthpiece than those. A bugle with valves

A flugelhorn may be furnished in lieu of the Eb trumpet, a euphonium in lieu of one alto, one Eb alto saxophone, and one Eb baritone saxophone in lieu of two coronets.

Originally a half round German Hunting Horn A brass valve instrument pitched in B flat It has a large wide bell

Similar to a trumpet, except a tiny bit larger, and having a warmer tone

A conical bored, brass instrument pitched in B-flat with the same range as a cornet It has a wide bell and is used in jazz Miles Davis played flugelhorn on 'Miles Ahead' Search Google com for Flugelhorn

{i} brass musical wind instrument that looks like a cornet

a brass instrument resembling a cornet but with a wider bore

Hyphenation

flu·gel·horn

Etymology

(noun.) 1854. Borrowed from German Flügelhorn, from Flügel meaning “wing”, “flank” + Horn meaning “horn”