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Pronunciation: [bˈɒmbɑːdən] (IPA)

Bombardon is a term used to describe a musical instrument belonging to the category of brass instruments. There are several synonyms for the word bombardon, including tuba, sousaphone, euphonium, and baritone. These instruments share similar characteristics, such as powerful sounds and deep, rich tones, and are commonly used in marching bands, orchestras, and jazz ensembles. While technically different instruments, bombardon and its synonyms all typically feature a large bell, a cylindrical bore, and a sizeable mouthpiece. With their characteristic deep, booming sounds, these instruments are capable of producing impressive, attention-grabbing performances that can add a dramatic flair to any musical piece.

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Usage examples for Bombardon

"When I awoke I had both arms round the bombardon; there wasn't a sight of land, or of the ship, anywhere; and, if you please, the sun was near sinking!
"The White Wolf and Other Fireside Tales"
Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
I had left it, as you know, in the boat, and had heard no order given; but the boat I never saw again, and here was my bombardon.
"The White Wolf and Other Fireside Tales"
Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
Was it me he wanted, or the bombardon?
"The White Wolf and Other Fireside Tales"
Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch

Famous quotes with Bombardon

  • He loved hitherto-unthought-of, thereafter-unthinkable combinations of instruments. When some extraordinary array of players filed half-proudly, half-sheepishly on to the stage, looking like the Bremen Town Musicians—if those were, as I think they were, a rooster, a cat, a dog, and a donkey—you could guess beforehand that it was to be one of Gottfried’s compositions. His had a tone-row composed of the notes B, A, C, and H (in the German notation), of these inverted, and of these transposed; and there were four movements, the first played on instruments beginning with the letter , the second on instruments beginning with the letter , and so on. After the magnificent group that ushered in the piece (bugle, bass-viol, bassoon, basset-horn, bombardon, bass-drum, baritone, and a violinist with only his bow) it was sad to see an Alp horn and an accordion come in to play the second movement. Gottfriend himself said about the first group: “Vot a bunch!” When I asked him how he had thought of it he said placidly: “De devil soldt me his soul.”
    Randall Jarrell

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