mellophone
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.23 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A brass instrument frequently used in place of the French horn in marching bands and similar performance groups.
Example Sentences
- "On the issue of the mellophone being used as an introductory instrument for a beginning French horn student you must consider the fact that although they look similar, the instruments are entirely different."
- "A pupil wishing to study the French horn will make more rapid progress by having at least a year's experience on the mellophone."
- "[…] yet for concert work I much prefer the mellophone (where French horns are not available) played in a creditable manner to the upright alto as played by some of the alto players I have heard who pose musicians."