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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HECKELPHONE

Named after W. Heckel (1856–1909), German inventor.
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PRONUNCIATION OF HECKELPHONE

heckelphone  [ˈhɛkəlˌfəʊn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HECKELPHONE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Heckelphone is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HECKELPHONE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

heckelphone

Heckelphone

The heckelphone is a musical instrument invented by Wilhelm Heckel and his sons. Introduced in 1904, it is similar to the oboe but pitched an octave lower.

Definition of heckelphone in the English dictionary

The definition of heckelphone in the dictionary is a type of bass oboe.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HECKELPHONE


Anglophone
ˈæŋɡləˌfəʊn
cellphone
ˈsɛlˌfəʊn
Dictaphone
ˈdɪktəˌfəʊn
earphone
ˈɪəˌfəʊn
Francophone
ˈfræŋkəʊˌfəʊn
freephone
ˈfriːˌfəʊn
gramophone
ˈɡræməˌfəʊn
handphone
ˈhændˌfəʊn
interphone
ˈɪntəˌfəʊn
iPhone
ˈaɪˌfəʊn
megaphone
ˈmɛɡəˌfəʊn
microphone
ˈmaɪkrəˌfəʊn
payphone
ˈpeɪˌfəʊn
saxophone
ˈsæksəˌfəʊn
smartphone
ˈsmɑːtˌfəʊn
speakerphone
ˈspiːkəˌfəʊn
superphone
ˈsuːpəˌfəʊn
telephone
ˈtɛlɪˌfəʊn
visiophone
ˈvɪzɪəʊˌfəʊn
xylophone
ˈzaɪləˌfəʊn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HECKELPHONE

hecatomb
hech
heck
heckle
heckler
heckling
hecogenin
hectare
hectic
hectic fever
hectically
hecticly
hectocotyli
hectocotylus
hectogram
hectogramme
hectograph
hectographic
hectographically
hectography

WORDS THAT END LIKE HECKELPHONE

alto saxophone
camera phone
cameraphone
car phone
cell phone
cellular phone
cellular telephone
geophone
homophone
hone
hydrophone
mobile phone
Persephone
phone
radio microphone
satellite telephone
sousaphone
sulphone
textphone
vibraphone
videophone

Synonyms and antonyms of heckelphone in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «heckelphone» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HECKELPHONE

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The translations of heckelphone from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «heckelphone» in English.

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380 millions of speakers
ar

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heckelphone
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heckelphone
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heckelphone
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Heckelphone
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Heckelphon
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

heckelphone
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Translator English - Korean

heckelphone
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Translator English - Javanese

Heckelphone
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

heckelphone
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

heckelphone
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हॅकेलफोन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

heckelphone
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

heckelphone
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

heckelphone
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

heckelphone
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

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30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

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15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

heckelphone
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

heckelphone
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

heckelphone
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of heckelphone

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HECKELPHONE»

The term «heckelphone» is used very little and occupies the 175.620 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HECKELPHONE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about heckelphone

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HECKELPHONE»

Discover the use of heckelphone in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to heckelphone and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Oboe
The Heckelphone also has a perforated spheroid bell, descends to bl> or A, and was originally designed to be played with German fingerings by either oboists or bassoonists. Two approaches to reed-making - oboe-style with staple, and ...
Geoffrey Burgess (oboist.), Bruce Haynes, 2004
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Acoustics and the Performance of Music: Manual for ...
3.2.2.4 English Horn and Heckelphone As lower instruments in the oboe group, the English Horn, and for particular compositions also the Heckelphone, are used in the orchestra. Corresponding to its tuning in F, the English Horn is located a ...
Jürgen Meyer, Uwe Hansen, 2009
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Woodwind Instruments and Their History
In 1905, the year after its completion, the heckelphone made its début in Salomé, after which Strauss wrote for it again in Elektra and some other works. English parts labelled 'bass oboe', as in Delius's First Dance Rhapsody ( 1908) and ...
Anthony Baines, 1967
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1904 Introductions: Tractor, K-Y Jelly, Ocean, Rima, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Books, LLC, General Books LLC, 2010
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Library of Congress Subject Headings
... BT Forms, Modular Operator theory Heckelphone [ML990.H4] BT Oboe Heckelphone music [M 1 10.H4] NT Quintets (Harpsichord, English horn, heckelphone, oboe, oboe d'amore) Quintets (Piano, English horn, heckelphone, oboe, oboe ...
‎1989
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Library of Congress Subject Headings
H4 ( History )] BT Oboe Heckelphone music [M 1 1 0. H4] Here are entered compositions not in a specific form or of a specific type for solo heckelphone, and collections of compositions in several forms or types for solo heckelphone.
Library of Congress, 2006
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School of Music, Theatre & Dance (University of Michigan) ...
PROGRAM NOTES Trio for Viola, Heckelphone, and Piano, Op. 47 (1929) Paul Hindcmilh Hindemith's Heckelphone Trio, composed in 1929, is a transitional work which contains most of the elements of the composer's mature style. However ...
University of Michigan. School of Music, Theatre & Dance, 1991
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University of Michigan Official Publication
8' French Horn J Harp Celesta Tremolo Solo 8' Stentorphone 8' Flauto Mirabilis 8' Gamba 8' Gamba Celeste 4' Octave 4' Orchestral Flute String Organ String Mixture IV 16' Heckelphone 8' Heckelphone 8' Corno di Bassetto 8' French Horn 8' ...
‎1940
9
General Register
University of Michigan. 8' Dulcet 2R 8' Dulciana * 8' String Organ 6r 4' Gemshorn 4' Flute 2 2/i Nazard 2' Piccolo I 3/5' Tierce 1 1/7' Septieme * String Mixture 4R 16' Solo Heckelphone 16' Bassoon 8' Solo French Horn 8' English Horn 8' ...
University of Michigan, 1929
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The Facts on File Dictionary of Music
Carl Maria von Weber was one of his pupils. head voice See under VOICE. heavy metal See under ROCK. heckelphone (hek′l fo ̄n′′). A woodwind instrument first built in 1904 by Wilhelm Heckel, a German instrument maker. Though it ...
Christine Ammer, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HECKELPHONE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term heckelphone is used in the context of the following news items.
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AdaCore President Robert BK Dewar (1945-2015)
... Dr. Dewar was superb baritone, a bassoon and recorder player, a conductor, and a member of the North American Heckelphone Society. «Embedded Computing Design, Jul 15»
2
AdaCore Co-founder/President Robert Dewar loses battle with …
... Dr. Dewar was a superb baritone, a bassoon and recorder player, a conductor, and a member of the North American Heckelphone Society. «Intelligent Aerospace, Jul 15»
3
Early 20th-century works join Beethoven on UCD Symphony's …
“It is scored for an extremely unusual orchestra: quintuple woodwinds (including a heckelphone, similar to a bass oboe), eight horns, ... «Davis Enterprise, Apr 15»
4
Orchestra on the hunt for special oboe
But there is an alternative instrument that can be used in its place - the heckelphone - and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra happens to ... «Radio New Zealand, Feb 15»
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Classical: Princeton Singers celebrate 30 years during Zoellner …
Strauss calls for four of each of the main woodwinds (including the rarely employed heckelphone, an oversized oboe), eight horns, four ... «Allentown Morning Call, Sep 14»
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Justin Davidson: How Can the Vienna Philharmonic Change …
The sensuous clarinet glissando of the opening; the quickening heckelphone-and-English-horn flourish at the beginning of Scene Four; the ... «New York Magazine, Mar 14»
7
Halle/BBC Philharmonic/Mena – review
... nine horns (plus another dozen off stage), organ, cowbells, an esoteric bass oboe known as a heckelphone wind machine – the list goes on. «The Guardian, Jan 14»
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An unbridled love of music
"Is that a heckelphone," Northey asked. "No," replied the feeble figure, beaming in his cot. "A bass oboe." John Hopkins is survived by five ... «The Australian, Oct 13»
9
Classical music striptease? Rare instrument conjures spirit of …
Richard Strauss wrote for the bass oboe's German version, called the heckelphone — its name earning a myriad of quips and puns — and asks ... «CultureMap Houston, Jun 13»
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Nix Ensemble explores the humor of Hindemith
A trio for viola, piano, and heckelphone. It sounds like the punch line of a joke, or perhaps something out of Dr. Seuss. But the heckelphone is a ... «Boston Globe, May 13»

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