Bombardon

synonyms: helicon. type of: bass horn, sousaphone, tuba. the lowest brass wind instrument.

The bombardon was the very first bass wind instrument fitted with valves, and it was at first known as the corno basso, clavicor or bass horn (not to be confounded with the bass horn with keys, which on being perfected became the ophicleide).

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The little finger of the right hand plays the key at the bottom of the instrument, or, if no key is present, covers the seventh hole. The reed is placed between the lips and blown into to create the instrument's characteristically loud and powerful sound.

The shawm, or bombarde, was a double-reed wind instrument. Made of wood, it had a conical bore, long shaft, flared bell, and six to eight holes. They seem to have varied in size from bass to soprano, and were often used in ceremonial occasions such as processions.

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The bombard is a woodwind instrument, and a member of the shawm family. Like most shawms, it has a broad and very powerful sound, vaguely resembling a trumpet. It is played as other shawms are played, with the double reed placed between the lips.

The name bombarde is derived from a piece of artillery of the 14th century. By the 16th century shawms were constructed in all sizes, ranging from sopranino to double bass. Although the higher-pitched instruments retained the name shawm, the lower-pitched versions became known as bombardes.

trumpet The bombard is a woodwind instrument, and a member of the shawm family. Like most shawms, it has a broad and very powerful sound, vaguely resembling a trumpet. It is played as other shawms are played, with the double reed placed between the lips.