Ophikleide – Definition in music

Definition of the German term Ophikleide in music:

ophicleide (family of keyed brass instruments)
organ reed stop usually of 16' pitch designed to imitate the sound of an ophicleide (equivalent to "Ophicleide" in English, "Oficleide", in Italian, and "Ophicléide" in French)

Language

German

Singular

Ophikleide

Plural

Ophikleiden

Variant

Ophicleïde

Abbreviation

Oph.

Music scores that include Ophikleide:

Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream (1826) Page 1

German musical terms related to Ophikleide:

Alphorn – alphorn
Altflügelhorn – alto flugelhorn (pitched in E-flat)
Althorn – alto horn (American English), tenor horn (British ...
Baritonhorn – baritone horn (brass instrument)
Basshorn – bass horn
Bügelhorn – saxhorn (family of valved brass instruments)
Clairon – bugle...
Clarino – clarion (high-pitched trumpet used in the Middle A...
Clarintrompete – clarion (high-pitched trumpet used in the Middle A...
Euphonium – euphonium (brass instrument)
Flügelhorn – flugelhorn...
Hupe – vehicle horn
Inventionshorn – invention horn
Klaxonhorn – vehicle horn
Kornett – cornet...
Kuhlohorn – kuhlohorn
Lure – lur
Piston – cornet...
Posaune – trombone...
Posthorn – post horn
Sarrusophon – sarrusophone
Saxhorn – saxhorn (family of valved brass instruments)
Sousaphon – sousaphone
Stierhorn – steerhorn
Tenorhorn – tenor horn (although the term sometimes denotes th...
Trompete – trumpet...
Tuba – tuba
Ventilhorn – valve horn
Waldhorn – French horn...