What's the difference between althorn and saxhorn?

Althorn


Definition:

  • (n.) An instrument of the saxhorn family, used exclusively in military music, often replacing the French horn.

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  • (1) Primus customer VC of Althorne , Essex, lost her line in January and is still awaiting reconnection.

Saxhorn


Definition:

  • (n.) A name given to a numerous family of brass wind instruments with valves, invented by Antoine Joseph Adolphe Sax (known as Adolphe Sax), of Belgium and Paris, and much used in military bands and in orchestras.

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