Definitions
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- noun music A
trombone with thereed andbocal of abassoon placed instead of the usualmouthpiece . - noun An awkward union of disparate elements combining the disadvantages of both.
Etymologies
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Blend of trombone and bassoon.
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Examples
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The ensemble includes a lasso d'amore--one of those ridged plastic tubes you whirl around your head, the pitch depending on how fast--and a tromboon, a slide trombone fitted with a bassoon bocal.
Lulu Sings To Berg, With Love sfmike 2009
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I've read the score but never heard the piece, which also uses tromboon, a slide trombone fitted with a bassoon bocal and reed.
Junkestra sfmike 2007
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