noun
- a long wooden horn traditionally used by Alpine herdsmen, typically curved and producing deep, resonant tones
Usage: musical instrument
Examples
- The shepherd played his alpenhorn to call the cattle home.
- We heard the haunting sound of an alpenhorn echoing across the Swiss valley.
- The alpenhorn is carved from a single piece of spruce wood.
- During the festival, musicians demonstrated traditional alpenhorn techniques.
- The deep notes of the alpenhorn carried for miles through the mountains.
- She learned to play the alpenhorn from her grandfather in the Alps.