sax·horn

(săks′hôrn′)

Any of a family of valved brass wind instruments that resemble the bugle and have a full even tone and wide compass.

[After Sax, surname of 19th-century Belgian instrument-making family.]

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

saxhorn

(ˈsæksˌhɔːn)

(Instruments) a valved brass instrument used chiefly in brass and military bands, having a tube of conical bore and a brilliant tone colour. It resembles the tuba and constitutes a family of instruments related to the flugelhorn and cornet

[C19: named after Adolphe Sax (see saxophone), who invented it (1845)]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

sax•horn

(ˈsæksˌhɔrn)

n.

any of a family of brass instruments close to the cornets and tubas.

[1835–45; after A. Sax (1814–94), a Belgian who invented such instruments]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

saxhorn - any of a family of brass wind instruments that resemble a bugle with valves

brass instrument, brass - a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) that is blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece

Translations

saxhorn

[ˈsækshɔːn] N → bombardino m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

saxhorn

n (Mus) → Saxhorn nt, → Saxofon nt

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

Mentioned in

References in periodicals archive

The Prince Regent's Band: Richard Fomison, soprano cornet; Richard Thomas, soprano cornet; Annecke Scott, tenor saxhorn; Phile Dale, baritone saxhorn; Jeff Miller, contrabass saxhorn.

The Celebrated Distin Family

Upon meeting Adolph Sax in Paris, the Distins became the sole distributors for the saxhorn (not the saxophone!) in the British Isles.

The Distin Legacy: The Rise of the Brass Band in 19th-Century Britain

1926); and Joseph Jean-Baptiste Laurent Arban, Grande methode complete pour cornet a pistons et de saxhorn (Paris, 1864).

Himie Voxman: his contributions to music education

It is a Saclos (Semi-Automatic Command to Line-of-Sight) type anti-tank system and an enhanced version of the previous Metis M (also known as the AT-7 Saxhorn in Nato parlance) introduced in 1992.

Anti-armour from the east: although the consequences of Tsahal's faux pas in south Lebanon in 2006 have not yet been fully analysed, observers and experts agree upon the fact that modern anti-armour weapons in well-trained hands remain lethal. Despite Israeli air, armour, electronics support and supposed C31 superiorities, Hezbollah scored dozens of deadly hits on Tsahal's heavy armoured vehicles

Sax, (1814-98), who was also responsible for the saxhorn and saxtuba.

An epiphany of eponyms

At the same time, wheeled-APC battalions (now mainly on the BTR-70) started receiving the new 9K115 Metys (AT-7 Saxhorn) ATGM system, which was being issued to machinegun/anti-tank platoons in every company (a squad with three missiles), which was previously a pure machinegun (MG) platoon.

Russia's tank stoppers; Part I: ground-launched anti-tank guided missiles

It is not the only instrument invented by Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax, but it is certainly the most successful (I assume you haven't heard much saxhorn lately).

Culture: No sax please, we're classical; Are symphony orchestras saxist? Terry Grimley explores their ambivalent relationship with the 20th century's favourite instrument

The seven musicians play instruments that include the rarely heard reed contrabass, alto saxhorn and Swiss Alphorn.

Music Sideshow