bombardon

Etymology

French bombardon, from Italian bombardone.

noun

  1. (music) A brass instrument, the bass version of the tuba.
  2. (music) A bass instrument of the shawm family
  3. An organ pedal stop at 32' pitch which imitates the sound of the above mentioned instruments.

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