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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

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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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