Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A brass wind instrument, similar to the French horn, often used in military or marching bands.
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- noun A
brass instrument frequently used in place of theFrench horn inmarching bands and similar performance groups
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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CHRISTIANSEN: One of the best mellophone players in the band had to learn to play with one hand, and teach Derek Reimer how to march and play.
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We have a warm spot in our hearts for low brass; Darling Spouse because DenverDaughter played bari horn in her younger days, NinjaBaker ever since he branched out from trumpet onto horn, mellophone and trombone, and I because I love the way the sound pounds its way in through my chest instead of just making its way through my ears like ordinary music.
Archive 2008-12-01 1 Dinosaur 2008
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Freddie played mellophone and then trumpet as a teenager.
Freddie Hubbard: “Children of The Night” (1963) Stephen Retherford 2008
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I marched in the Cadets in 1975 ... mellophone ... and as one of the drum majors in the Empire State Express in '78.
Maynard Ferguson: 1928 - 2006 JDsg 2006
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Freddie played mellophone and then trumpet as a teenager.
Archive 2008-11-01 Stephen Retherford 2008
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We have a warm spot in our hearts for low brass; Darling Spouse because DenverDaughter played bari horn in her younger days, NinjaBaker ever since he branched out from trumpet onto horn, mellophone and trombone, and I because I love the way the sound pounds its way in through my chest instead of just making its way through my ears like ordinary music.
The Unbearable Lowness of Brass 1 Dinosaur 2008
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By the way, our son will be on ESPN2 DCI(drum corps international) Sept.21 and 23 (check afternoon times) and he ranked 4th best mellophone player out of 20,000 Division I (the division that will be shown on ESPN2)!
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Chris also scored superior category in mellophone solo individual talent contest in D.C.I. against all the division I teams so go Chris!
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Broadhurst attended the University of Alabama, playing the mellophone in the band, where he met his wife.
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Broadhurst attended the University of Alabama, playing the mellophone in the band, where he met his wife.
chained_bear commented on the word mellophone
My spawn plays this.
September 3, 2008
qms commented on the word mellophone
Though legal, leave pot well alone;
It made my backyard Yellowstone.
There Old Faithful spat
And frightened the cat
While a bear played a fine mellophone.
January 9, 2019
bilby commented on the word mellophone
Sorry, due to government shutdown all visitors, limericks, cats and jazzbears must leave the park.
January 9, 2019
qms commented on the word mellophone
That's cool, man. Pas de problemo.
January 9, 2019
ruzuzu commented on the word mellophone
Dude.
January 10, 2019