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flügelhorn

American  
[floo-guhl-hawrn, fly-guhl-hawrn] / ˈflu gəlˌhɔrn, ˈflü gəlˌhɔrn /
Or flugelhorn,

noun

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

flugelhorn British  
/ 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

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Other Word Forms

  • fluegelhornist noun
  • flugelhornist noun
  • flügelhornist noun

Etymology

Origin of flügelhorn

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

Vocabulary lists containing flugelhorn

Musical Instruments - High School

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