mellophone

Noun

Meaning

mellophone (plural mellophones)

A brass instrument frequently used in place of the French horn in marching bands and similar performance groups

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Intonation can also be an issue when playing the mellophone. Source: Internet

Manufacturing of this instrument sharply decreased in the middle of the twentieth century, and this mellophone (or mellophonium) rarely appears today. Source: Internet

Marching horn The marching horn is quite similar to the mellophone in shape and appearance, but is pitched in the key of B (the same as the B side of a regular double horn). Source: Internet

Mouthpiece adapters are available so that a horn mouthpiece can fit into the mellophone lead pipe, but this does not compensate for the many differences that a horn player must adapt to. Source: Internet

Related horns main The variety in horn history necessitates consideration of the natural horn, Vienna horn, mellophone, marching horn, and Wagner tuba. Source: Internet

The "feel" of the mellophone can be foreign to a horn player. Source: Internet

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