noun
- a brass wind instrument with valves, similar to a trumpet but with a wider bore and conical tube
Usage: musical instrument
Examples
- The marching band featured several saxhorns in their brass section.
- He learned to play the saxhorn in his high school music class.
- The saxhorn produces a mellower tone than a trumpet.
- Military bands often include saxhorns for ceremonial performances.
- She polished her saxhorn before the concert.
- The composer wrote a solo passage for the saxhorn.