sarrusophone
a metal double-reed wind instrument with a conical bore, related to the oboe and used especially in military bands.
Origin of sarrusophone
1Other words from sarrusophone
- sar·ru·so·phon·ist, noun
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How to use sarrusophone in a sentence
Mr. Mimram Stoot, who accompanied himself on the sarrusophone, endorsed the iconoclastic views of his sister.
The tone of the sarrusophone is something like that of the bassoon.
Music Notation and Terminology | Karl W. GehrkensThe sarrusophone may fairly be regarded as an oboe or bassoon; but the saxophone is not so closely related to the clarinet.
Scientific American Supplement No. 819 | Various
British Dictionary definitions for sarrusophone
/ (səˈruːzəˌfəʊn) /
a wind instrument resembling the oboe but made of brass
Origin of sarrusophone
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