sarrusophone
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of sarrusophone
1870–75; named after Sarrus (19th-century French bandmaster); see -o-, -phone
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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 ● Apr. 14, 2016
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 ● Apr. 14, 2016
One needs explanation: the sarrusophone, a brass instrument played with a reed.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 16, 2012
The sarrusophone player blows and squeaks through the mouthpiece in a comically tuneless, pitchless manner.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 16, 2012
The sarrusophone may fairly be regarded as an oboe or bassoon; but the saxophone is not so closely related to the clarinet.
From Scientific American Supplement No. 819, September 12, 1891 by Various
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