saxhorn
noun
sax·horn
ˈsaks-ˌhȯrn 
: any of a group of valved brass instruments ranging from soprano to bass and characterized by a conical tube, oval shape, and cup-shaped mouthpiece
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Sax was also working on a whole suite of saxhorns, the nineteenth-century ancestors of modern-day flügelhorns and euphoniums.
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Matthew Sherrill, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
After all, who could have foreseen the coming of the saxhorns?
—Matthew Sherrill, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
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Matthew Sherrill, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
After all, who could have foreseen the coming of the saxhorns?
—Matthew Sherrill, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Saxhorn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/saxhorn. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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