The difference between Flugelhorn and Saxhorn

When used as nouns, flugelhorn means a brass instrument resembling a cornet but with a wider, conical bore, and usually with three valves, in the same b-flat pitch as many trumpets and cornets but with a more deeply conical mouthpiece than those. a bugle with valves, whereas saxhorn means any of a group of similar brass instruments, resembling a bugle in shape, but with valves.


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  1. Flugelhorn as a noun:

    A brass instrument resembling a cornet but with a wider, conical bore, and usually with three valves, in the same B-flat pitch as many trumpets and cornets but with a more deeply conical mouthpiece than those. A bugle with valves.

  1. Saxhorn as a noun (musical instruments):

    Any of a group of similar brass instruments, resembling a bugle in shape, but with valves

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