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mellophone
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mel·lo·phone  (ml-fn)
n.
A brass wind instrument, similar to the French horn, often used in military or marching bands.
[mello(w) + -phone.]
mellophone [ˈmɛləˌfəʊn]
n
(Music / Instruments) Music a brass band instrument similar in tone to a French horn
[from mellow + -phone]
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Inspired by some of Stan Kenton's experimental line-ups, they have three all-brass horn sections - trumpets, forward-facing baritones, two mellophones (in lieu of saxes) plus a valve trombone and a bass trombone.
Band on a high; REVIEW by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
The Phantom Knights marching corps was handed the cash to buy two mellophones - costing pounds 1,200 each - to help give their music a more competitive edge.
Cash aid for band by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)
its length in a ratio to a changing width, particularly manifest in the mellophones and cornets (invented in the 1830s).
Vaclav Frantisek Cerveny master of his craft by Nemcova, Gabriela / Czech Music
 
 
 
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