belloneon

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Noun

belloneon (plural belloneons)

  1. (historical, music) A mechanical musical instrument consisting of twenty-four trumpets and two kettle drums.
    • 1976, Otto Mayr, Philosophers and machines:
      The belloneon, likewise mechanical, seems to have been a complete military band which executed marches and flourishes with a unity, precision, and correctness beyond the reach of the most practiced artists.
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