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Flugelhorn vs. Mellophone: What's the Difference?

Flugelhorn and Mellophone Definitions

Flugelhorn

A bugle with valves, similar to the cornet but having a wider bore.

Mellophone

A brass wind instrument, similar to the French horn, often used in military or marching bands.

Flugelhorn

A brass instrument resembling a cornet but with a wider, conical bore, and usually with three valves, in the same B-flat pitch as many trumpets and cornets but with a more deeply conical mouthpiece than those. A bugle with valves.

Mellophone

A brass instrument frequently used in place of the French horn in marching bands and similar performance groups

Flugelhorn

A brass wind instrument resembling a cornet but with a wider bore, and having three valves.
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Flugelhorn

A brass instrument resembling a cornet but with a wider bore

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