sarrusophone

American  

[suh-roo-zuh-fohn, -ruhs-uh-] / səˈru zəˌfoʊn, -ˈrʌs ə- /

noun

1. a metal double-reed wind instrument with a conical bore, related to the oboe and used especially in military bands.

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sarrusophone British  

/ səˈruːzəˌfəʊn /

noun

1. a wind instrument resembling the oboe but made of brass

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Other Word Forms

• sarrusophonist noun

Etymology

Origin of sarrusophone

1870–75; named after Sarrus (19th-century French bandmaster); -o-, -phone

Example Sentences

When the heavy-set Don Iñigo arrives on the scene, the sarrusophone, a large and deep metallic reed instrument, has some hilariously flatulent solos.

From Washington Post

At one point, Ravel instructs the sarrusophone player to remove his mouthpiece and play as loudly as possible on it, in imitation of a rooster crowing.

From Washington Post

Lipnick normally plays a contraforte, a variant on the bassoon, but for this piece he brandished an elongated metal instrument — a sarrusophone, a double-reed instrument invented in the mid-19th century, now almost completely forgotten, for which both this piece and the Dukas were originally scored.

From Washington Post

One needs explanation: the sarrusophone, a brass instrument played with a reed.

From The Guardian

The sarrusophone player blows and squeaks through the mouthpiece in a comically tuneless, pitchless manner.

From The Guardian