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shawm
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shawm  (shôm)
n.
Any of various early double-reed wind instruments, forerunners of the modern oboe.

[Middle English schalme, from Old French chalemie, alteration of chalemel, from Late Latin calamellus, diminutive of Latin calamus, reed, from Greek kalamos.]

shawm [ʃɔːm]
n
(Music / Instruments) Music a medieval form of the oboe with a conical bore and flaring bell, blown through a double reed
[C14 shalmye, from Old French chalemie, ultimately from Latin calamus a reed, from Greek kalamos]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.shawm - a medieval oboeshawm - a medieval oboe                      
bombard, bombardon - a large shawm; the bass member of the shawm family
hautbois, hautboy, oboe - a slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece
Translations
shawm [ʃɔːm] Nchirimía f


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It is a group made up of eleven wooden wind instruments of the 16th century--five pumorts, five air-chamber schalmei (shawms) and a unique deep bass curved horn.
 
 
 
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