Bombardon

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bombardo \Bom*bar"do\, Bombardon \Bom*bar"don\, n. [It.
     bombardo.] (Mus.)
     Originally, a deep-toned instrument of the oboe or bassoon
     family; thence, a bass reed stop on the organ. The name
     bombardon is now given to a brass instrument, the lowest of
     the saxhorns, in tone resembling the ophicleide. --Grove.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  bombardon
       n 1: a tuba that coils over the shoulder of the musician [syn: {helicon}]
       2: a large shawm; the bass member of the shawm family [syn: {bombard}]