flügelhorn

Or flu·gel·horn,

[floo-guhl-hawrn, fly-guhl-hawrn]

noun

1. a brass wind instrument with three valves, usually pitched in B flat and used especially in military bands.

flugelhorn

/ ˈfluːɡəlˌhɔːn /

noun

1. a type of valved brass instrument consisting of a tube of conical bore with a cup-shaped mouthpiece, used esp in brass bands. It is a transposing instrument in B flat or C, and has the same range as the cornet in B flat

Other Word Forms

• flügelhornist noun
• flugelhornist noun
• fluegelhornist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of flügelhorn¹

1850–55; < German, equivalent to Flügel wing + Horn horn

Word History and Origins

Origin of flügelhorn¹

German Flügelhorn , from Flügel wing + Horn _horn

Example Sentences

Chuck Mangione, the Grammy-winning flugelhorn player and prolific jazz musician known for songs including “Feels So Good” and “Children of Sanchez,” has died.

From Los Angeles Times

When Catalina Elias, an engineer living in Wrightwood, Calif., couldn’t find any stickers dedicated to flugelhorn player Chuck Mangione, she hopped onto Canva and made one that says, “Go ahead, keep honkin! I’m listening to Chuck Mangione’s 1977 hit ‘Feels So Good.’”

From Los Angeles Times

When Catalina Elias, an engineer living in Wrightwood, Calif., couldn’t find any stickers dedicated to flugelhorn player Chuck Mangione, she hopped onto Canva and made one that says, “Go ahead, keep honkin! I’m listening to Chuck Mangione’s 1977 hit ‘Feels So Good.’

From Los Angeles Times

And the flugelhorn in “I Say a Little Prayer.”

From Washington Post

“Ronnie Wilson was a genius with creating, producing, and playing the flugelhorn, trumpet, keyboards, and singing music, from childhood to his early seventies,” she wrote.

From Seattle Times