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Definition of bombarde in English: bombardenounˈbɒmbɑːdˈbämˌbärd 1A shawm (wind instrument) of alto pitch, used in medieval bands and in Breton folk music. Example sentencesExamples - The most popular Breton folk instruments are the biniou (a small bagpipe) and the bombarde, which is similar to an oboe.
- The biniou is usually heard in duet with a rustic shawm (the bombarde).
2A powerful bass reed organ stop. Example sentencesExamples - It is quite possible when used at full strength, to play a solo on the bombarde against the full great and swell coupled together.
- The Williams Organ has one manual keyboard each for the Bombarde, Swell, Great, and Choir organs and the manuals are referred to (from top to bottom) by those names.
Origin Late Middle English: from Old French, denoting a shawm (see bombard). Definition of bombarde in US English: bombardenounˈbämˌbärd Music A medieval alto-pitched shawm. Example sentencesExamples - The biniou is usually heard in duet with a rustic shawm (the bombarde).
- The most popular Breton folk instruments are the biniou (a small bagpipe) and the bombarde, which is similar to an oboe.
Origin Late Middle English: from Old French, denoting a shawm (see bombard). |