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tenor horn

American  

noun

  1. a musical brass wind instrument with valves; the tenor member of the cornet family.


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A tenor horn sings with dark luminosity in the opening movement.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 25, 2022

Coleman had also encountered an old high school friend, Dewey Redman, out in San Francisco and added his tenor horn to the group.

From Washington Post Jan. 28, 2022

Phil history for its centennial season, Young opened her program with Benjamin Britten’s Four Sea Interludes from “Peter Grimes” and his Serenade for tenor, horn and strings.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 4, 2019

“I’d keep it like it is,” says Tracy, who plays the tenor horn.

From The Guardian May 8, 2018

He showed his frequent visitor, Warren Harding, how to play the instrument; 224 then Warren learned the tenor horn and became a full-fledged member of the Caledonia Band.

From Modern Americans A Biographical School Reader for the Upper Grades by Sanford, Chester Milton

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