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double-reed

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double reed
n.
1. A pair of joined reeds that vibrate together to produce sound in certain wind instruments, such as bassoons and oboes.
2. An instrument in which sound is produced by a pair of joined reeds.
double-reed adj.
double-reed
adj
(Music / Instruments) relating to or denoting a wind instrument in which the sounds are produced by air passing over two reeds that vibrate against each other


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His identification was subsequently repeated and elucidated by Werner (1962: 472; 1980: 619) who believed that the halil was for all practical purposes identical with the Greek aulos and ought to be translated by the English word "shawm" (a double-reed "forerunner" of the oboe).
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