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Definition of Bombardons
1. bombardon [n] - See also: bombardon
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bombardons
Literary usage of Bombardons
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians by George Grove (1910)
"3 bombardons. The regulation instrumentation of the Austrian bands at the same
period ... 3 bombardons in F. 3 Tubas in Ef, C, or Contra B7. (35 men in all. ..."
2. A Dictionary of Music and Musicians (A.D. 1450-1880) by George Grove, John Alexander Fuller-Maitland (1889)
"4 bombardons. 4 Trumpets. 2 French Horn«. 2 Tenor Trombones. .... 2 bombardons
in Eb. 2 Tubas in C. 1 Bass trombone in F. 1 Tuba 'Contra F). ..."
3. A Dictionary of Music and Musicians (A.D. 1450-1889): ...edited by Sir by George Grove, John Alexander Fuller-Maitland (1890)
"4 bombardons. 4 Trumpets. 2 French Home. 2 Tenor Trombones. 2 Bass Trombones.
1 Side and 1 Bass Drum and one pair of Cymbals. (36 men in all. ..."
4. Politische Correspondenz Friedrich's des grossen by Frederick, Johann Gustav Droysen, Max Duncker, Heinrich von Sybel, Albert Heinrich Ferdinand Naudé, Kurt Treusch von Buttlar, Max Otto Herrmann, Gustav Berthold Volz (1887)
"Prague est investie, nous y bombardons 40000 Autrichiens qui s'y sont sauvés avec
l'élite de leurs généraux, ils ont encore à vivre pour 4 ou 6 semaines. ..."
5. The Gentleman's Magazine (1862)
"... 4 serpents, 4 bombardons, 4 euphoniums, 12 side-drums, 3 sets of kettle-drums,
in- eluding the "big drum" manufactured for the Handel Festival, ..."
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