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Definition of Bass horn

1. Noun. The lowest brass wind instrument.

Definition of Bass horn

1. Noun. A large brass instrument in the bass range, usually referring to the modern tuba or the archaic serpent ¹

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Literary usage of Bass horn

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Dictionary of Musical Terms: Containing Upwards of 9,000 English, French by Theodore Baker (1895)
"bass horn (see Horn). Bass'klausel (Ger.) The cadence-like leading of the bass at a close, from dominant to tonic. Bass'lade (Ger. ..."

2. University Musical Encyclopedia by Louis Charles Elson (1912)
"bass horn. Deep В flat HORN, doubled like a basson which succeeded the ... bass horn. Bassoon. The bass of the OBOE, ranging from B' flat to b' flat. ..."

3. Stokes' Encyclopedia of Music and Musicians: Covering the Entire Period of by Leander Jan De Bekker (1908)
"bass horn. Deep В flat HORN, doubled like a basson which succeeded the ... bass horn. Bassoon. The bass of the OBOE, ranging from B' flat to b' flat. ..."

4. The American History and Encyclopedia of Music by Janet M. Green, Josephine Thrall (1908)
"tion is to mark time in conjunction with the cymbals, which are used by the same person. bass horn, BASSOON RUSSE — Cup Mouthpiece. Europe. ..."

5. Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians by George Grove (1907)
"The 'bass-horn,' or 'basson Russe,' was essentially a serpent changed in form, so as, by being doubled upon itself, to have some resemblance to the bassoon, ..."

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