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BOMBARDON
bombardon, bombard
(noun) a large shawm; the bass member of the shawm family
helicon, bombardon
(noun) a tuba that coils over the shoulder of the musician
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
bombardon (plural bombardons)
(musical instrument) A brass instrument, the bass version of the tuba.
(musical instrument) A bass instrument of the shawm family
A organ pedal stop at 32' pitch which imitates the sound of the above mentioned instruments.
Source: Wiktionary
Bom*bar"do, Bom*bar"don, n. Etym: [It. bombardo.] (Mus.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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