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bass horn

 
Dictionary: bass horn
(bās) pronunciation
n.
  1. A large, valved, brass wind instrument with a bass pitch; a tuba or a sousaphone.
  2. An instrument similar to the serpent but shaped like a bassoon, used primarily in military bands in the early 19th century.

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Music Encyclopedia: Bass-horn
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A variety of upright serpent invented in the 1790s.



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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the lowest brass wind instrument
  Synonyms: sousaphone, tuba


Wikipedia: Serpent
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Serpent is a synonym for snake.

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