saxhorn

[saks-hawrn]

noun

1. any of a family of brass instruments close to the cornets and tubas.

saxhorn

/ ˈsæksˌhɔːn /

noun

1. a valved brass instrument used chiefly in brass and military bands, having a tube of conical bore and a brilliant tone colour. It resembles the tuba and constitutes a family of instruments related to the flugelhorn and cornet

Word History and Origins

Origin of saxhorn¹

1835–45; named after A. Sax (1814–94), a Belgian who invented such instruments

Word History and Origins

Origin of saxhorn¹

C19: named after Adolphe Sax (see _saxophone ), who invented it (1845)

Example Sentences

The instrumentation is striking: a 15-piece percussion section for “The Libation Bearers,” quartets of both saxophones and its obscure cousin the saxhorn for “The Eumenides,” which lend a marching-band quality to some of the music.

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Adolphe Sax, a Belgian, started creating new musical instruments when he was 15, including the saxtromba, the saxhorn and the saxtuba.

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An instrument of the saxhorn family, used exclusively in military music, often replacing the French horn.

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The name bombardon is now given to a brass instrument, the lowest of a saxhorns, in tone resembling the ophicleide.

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The Fl�gelhorn family is the German equivalent of the saxhorns.

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