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Definition of Saxhorn
1. Noun. Any of a family of brass wind instruments that resemble a bugle with valves.
Definition of Saxhorn
1. n. A name given to a numerous family of brass wind instruments with valves, invented by Antoine Joseph Adolphe Sax (known as Adolphe Sax), of Belgium and Paris, and much used in military bands and in orchestras.
Definition of Saxhorn
1. Noun. (musical instruments) Any of a group of similar brass instruments, resembling a bugle in shape, but with valves ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Saxhorn
1. a brass wind instrument [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Saxhorn
Literary usage of Saxhorn
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 (1908)
"The range of compass of the saxhorn family- is fully five octaves, the upper
limit being »pproximately that of the soprano voice, and the lower descending ..."
2. The Technique of the Modern Orchestra: A Manual of Practical Instrumentation by Charles Marie Widor (1906)
"... which clearly points to the fact that it is the Piccolo of the family; it is
not a melodic but a bravura instrument. SOPRANO saxhorn. (BUGLE IN Bl>) 5. ..."
3. The Musical Guide: Containing a Pronouncing and Defining Dictionary of Terms by Rupert Hughes (1903)
"Sopranino saxhorn (petit saxhorn, petit bugle a pistons, piccolo in Es. or eP,
... Bass saxhorn (tuba- basse en sib, Basstuba, Euphonium, Baryton, ..."
4. The Musical Guide: Containing a Pronouncing and Defining Dictionary of Terms by Rupert Hughes (1903)
"Sopranino saxhorn (petit saxhorn, petit bugle a pistons, piccolo in Es. or ek,
... Low bass saxhorn (bombardon en mi b) in E flat [G, flat-e' flat], ..."
5. Music Lovers' Cyclopedia: Containing a Pronouncing and Defining Dictionary by Rupert Hughes (1912)
"Alto saxhorn (Althorn in Es.) K flat [Ae"]. 4. Tenor saxhorn (baryton en jib,
... Low bass saxhorn (bombardon en от« I») in E flat [ti, flat-e' flat], ..."
6. Weld's English Grammar: Illustrated by Exercises in Composition, Analyzing by Allen Hayden Weld (1849)
"w* Entered according to Act of Congress, in the Year 1849, by saxhorn AND CARTER,
In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Maine. ..."
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