单词 | saxhorn |
释义 | saxhornn. The name given to a group of brass musical instruments of the trumpet kind, invented by a Belgian, Charles Joseph Sax (1791–1865), and improved by his son Antoine Joseph, known as Adolphe. Cf. saxophone n., saxotromba n.). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > wind instrument > brass instruments > [noun] > saxhorn saxhorn1844 1844 Illustr. London News 14 Dec. 384/2 The Sax Horn..unites the powers of the French horn and those of the cornet-à-piston. 1852 Crystal Palace 285/1 The Sax-horns, which have become so popular..are also another modification of the cornopean. 1852 Crystal Palace 285/2 Sax-horns in alto, soprano, tenor, tuba, bass, &c. 1859 G. A. Sala Gaslight & Daylight xxv. 295 From David's harp to Mr. Distin's sax-horns. 1939 A. Carse Mus. Wind Instruments xx. 296 Tenor Horn, E Flat Saxhorn... The earliest of these various alto or tenor instruments was probably the German Althorn or Altkornett which appeared in Berlin round about 1830. 1977 Gramophone May 1680/2 The piece works very well because the sax~horn family is able to offer a suitably mellifluous sound. Derivatives sax-cornet n. ΚΠ 1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products Sax-cornet, Sax-horn, musical wind instruments usually made of brass. sax-tuba n. a brass instrument of this class. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > wind instrument > brass instruments > [noun] > saxhorn > types of alto-horn1850 althorn1854 flügelhorn1854 saxotromba1856 sax-tuba1856 tenor horn1859 euphonium1862 barytone1863 mellophone1901 peck horn1926 tenor cor1928 mellophonium1932 1856 M. C. Clarke tr. H. Berlioz Treat. Mod. Instrumentation 234 M. Sax has also produced the family of sax-horns, of saxotrombas, and of sax-tubas,—brass instruments with a wide mouthpiece; and with a mechanism of three, four, or five cylinders. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1844 |
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