typophone
/ˈtaɪpəˌfoʊn/
typophone noun: a musical keyboard instrument that produces sound by striking tuned brass rods that are coupled to a spruce soundboard. It was a precursor to the celesta.
Noun
typophone (plural typophones)
- A musical keyboard instrument that produces sound by striking tuned brass rods that are coupled to a spruce soundboard. It was a precursor to the celesta.
- The conductors of the Revue et Gazette Musicale have given another concert at their establishment, a performance on the typophone being one of the chief attractions in the programme.1870 April 23, Watson's Weekly Art Journal, volume XII, number 25, page 187
- It seems that Mustel’s celesta was inspired by an instrument he (or his father Victor) constructed some twenty years earlier, known as the typophone (or dulcitone).1992, James Blades, Percussion Instruments and Their History, illustrated, reprint, revised edition, Bold Strummer, page 311
Forms of typophone
| plural | typophones |
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Origin of typophone
From Greek τύπος (týpos) + Greek φωνή (foní), equivalent to typo- + -phone.
Questions about typophone
- What does typophone mean?
- Typophone means a musical keyboard instrument that produces sound by striking tuned brass rods that are coupled to a spruce soundboard. It was a precursor to the celesta.
- What part of speech is typophone?
- Typophone is a noun.
- How do you pronounce typophone?
- Typophone is pronounced /ˈtaɪpəˌfoʊn/.
- What is the plural of typophone?
- The plural of typophone is typophones.
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