Definition of the German term Kontraposaune in music:
organ reed stop of 32' or 16' pitch designed to imitate the sound of a bass trombone (usually played by the pedals, equivalent to "Bass Trombone", "Double Trombone", or "Contra Trombone" in English)
Variants
Contraposaune Kontra-Posaune Contra-Posaune
German musical terms related to Kontraposaune :
Apfelregal – organ reed stop of 8' or 4' pitch designed to imit...Bärpfeife – organ reed stop with a soft and growling toneBaryton – baryton (string instrument similar to the viol, bu...Bassetthorn – basset horn...Bäuerlein – literally "little peasant"...Bauernflöte – literally "peasant's flute"...Bauernpfeife – literally "peasant's pipe"...Bombarde – bombard (the alto, tenor and bass members of the s...Chalumeau – chalumeau (woodwind instrument originating in the ...Chamadenwerk – organ reed stops with pipes mounted horizontally o...Clairon – bugle...Clarino – clarion (high-pitched trumpet used in the Middle A...Dulzian – dulcian (bassoon-like woodwind instrument from the...Engelstimme – angel-voice...englisches Horn – English horn (American English), cor anglais (Brit...Englischhorn – English horn (American English), cor anglais (Brit...Fagott – bassoon (double reed woodwind instrument)...fagottone – contra-bassoon (double reed woodwind instrument)...Feldtrompete – military trumpet...Flügelhorn – flugelhorn...Geigenregal – organ reed stop usually of 4' pitch with a violin-...Harfenregal – organ reed stop designed to imitate the sound of a...Hoboe – (obsolete meaning) oboe...Holzrankett – organ reed stop of 16' pitch made of woodHolzregal – organ reed stop of 16', 8', or 4' pitch made of wo...Jungfernregal – organ reed stop of 8', 4' or 2' pitch with a tone ...Klarinette – clarinet...Knopfregal – organ reed stop of 8' pitch (named from the German...Kontra – double (as in, for example, "Kontra-Bass", meaning...Krummhorn – crumhorn...Liebesoboe – oboe d'amore...Menschenstimme – human voice...Musette – musette (pastoral dance in 2/4, 3/4, or 6/8 time o...Oboe – oboe...Oboe d’amore – oboe d'amore...Ophikleide – ophicleide (family of keyed brass instruments)...Physharmonika – organ reed stop of 16' or 8' pitch with a soft ton...Posaune – trombone...Posaunenbass – organ reed stop of 32' or 16' pitch designed to im...Regal – regal (small portable reed organ popular in the 16...Schalmei – shawm...Schweizer Trompete – organ reed stop usually of 8' pitch with a very po...Trichterregal – organ reed stop usually of 8' pitch with funnel-sh...Trompete – trumpet...Trompetenbass – organ reed stop of 8' pitch (usually played with t...Zink – cornett (early wind instrument)...Show more
