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flügelhorn

or flu·gel·horn, flue·gel·horn

[ floo-guhl-hawrn; German fly-guhl-hawrn ]

noun

  1. a brass wind instrument with three valves, usually pitched in B flat and used especially in military bands.


flugelhorn

/ ˈfluːɡəlˌhɔːn /

noun

  1. a type of valved brass instrument consisting of a tube of conical bore with a cup-shaped mouthpiece, used esp in brass bands. It is a transposing instrument in B flat or C, and has the same range as the cornet in B flat
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • flügel·hornist flugel·hornist fluegel·hornist noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of flügelhorn1

1850–55; < German, equivalent to Flügel wing + Horn horn
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Word History and Origins

Origin of flügelhorn1

German Flügelhorn , from Flügel wing + Horn horn
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Example Sentences

And the flugelhorn in “I Say a Little Prayer.”

“Ronnie Wilson was a genius with creating, producing, and playing the flugelhorn, trumpet, keyboards, and singing music, from childhood to his early seventies,” she wrote.

The trumpet and flugelhorn solos are what lead a large orchestra on its wild lexical ride.

He won't divulge what that new idea might be - psychedelic flugelhorn?

From BBC

Desmond Hill is a music writer who plays the flugelhorn, but he has made his living as a New York City subway conductor.

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