SARRUSOPHONE


Meaning of SARRUSOPHONE in English

səˈrüzəˌfōn, -ˈrəsə- noun

Etymology: Sarrus, 19th century French bandmaster + -o- + -phone

: a metal wind instrument with a double reed and a tube of wide conical bore played like the bassoon and sometimes used in place of it or a contrabassoon

• sar·ruso·phon·ist -nə̇st noun -s

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