crumhorn

crum·horn

C0776500 (krŭm′hôrn′)n. Variant of krummhorn.

crumhorn

(ˈkrʌmˌhɔːn) or

krummhorn

n (Instruments) a medieval woodwind instrument of bass pitch, consisting of an almost cylindrical tube curving upwards and blown through a double reed covered by a pierced cap[C17 cromorne, krumhorn, from German Krummhorn curved horn]

crum•horn

(ˈkrʌmˌhɔrn)

n. a Renaissance musical reed instrument having a cylindrical tube curved at the end. [1950–55; < German Krummhorn=krumm crooked, bent + Horn horn]

Thesaurus

Noun

crumhorn - a Renaissance woodwind with a double reed and a curving tube (crooked horn)cromorne, krummhorndouble reed, double-reed instrument - a woodwind that has a pair of joined reeds that vibrate together

Translations

Krummhorncromorne

crumhorn

crumhorn,

J-shaped, double-reed musical instrument used throughout Europe from the 15th cent. through the 17th cent. It possesses a soft, reedy tone. The reed is enclosed by a wooden cap with a hole at the top through which the player blows. The cap serves as a wind chamber, which causes the reed to vibrate. The crumhorn is one of the ancestors of the oboeoboe
[Ital., from Fr. hautbois] or hautboy
, woodwind instrument of conical bore, its mouthpiece having a double reed. The instruments possessing these general characteristics may be referred to as the oboe family, which includes the English horn, the bassoon,
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crumhorn

noun

Synonyms for crumhorn

noun a Renaissance woodwind with a double reed and a curving tube (crooked horn)

Synonyms

cromorne
krummhorn

Related Words

double reed
double-reed instrument

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