2. Noun. (plural of flügelhorn) ¹
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Definition of Flugelhorns
1. flugelhorn [n] - See also: flugelhorn
Lexicographical Neighbors of Flugelhorns
Literary usage of Flugelhorns
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Prof. H. Kling's Modern Orchestration and Instrumentation: Or, The Art of by Henri Kling (1905)
"2 Oboes. 2 Bassoons. I Double Bassoon (not always used). Brass Instruments. »
flugelhorns in Bb. 2 Alto Horns in Eb (not always in use). ..."
2. Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians by George Grove (1910)
"... a variety of tone- colour is lost, namely the contrast between a combination
of trumpets and trombones, and one of flugelhorns, ..."
3. A Dictionary of Music and Musicians (A.D. 1450-1880) by George Grove, John Alexander Fuller-Maitland (1889)
"... I Eb cornetto, 2 first and 2 second Bb cornets, 2 trumpets, 2 flugelhorns, 4
French horns, 2 Eb alto horns, 2 Bb tenor horns, i euphoniums, 3 trombones, ..."
4. English Mechanic and World of Science: With which are Incorporated "The (1892)
"... has >een taken over to the orchestra ; and Wagner has made great use of it in
his great scores. The soprano cornets, busies, or flugelhorns and sax- ..."
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