Pommer
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 An alto, tenor, or bass instrument of the shawm family.
"The treble pommer was the equivalent of our hautboy; the bass pommer corresponded to our bassoon. Midway between these lay the alto and tenor pommers, of which the former (the alto), was doubtless the forerunner of the cor anglais."
Example
More examples"The treble pommer was the equivalent of our hautboy; the bass pommer corresponded to our bassoon. Midway between these lay the alto and tenor pommers, of which the former (the alto), was doubtless the forerunner of the cor anglais."
Etymology
From German Pommer, from Middle High German bumhart, from Italian bombarda.
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