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shawm , double-reed woodwind instrument used in Europe from the 13th through the 17th cent. The term denotes a family of instruments of different sizes. The shape and tone of the soprano shawm are comparable to those of the oboe , of which it is a precursor. The shawm was constructed from a single piece of wood that was conically bored. Shawm-type instruments exist in many parts of the world, some of them with cognate names, such as the Turkish zurna.
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Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
shawm (hist.) medieval wind instrument. XIV. ME. schallemele , pl. chalm(e)yes , schalmes , later (sg.) schalmus , shawme (XVI). —...
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Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
shawm (from Lat. calamus , ‘reed'; Eng. shawm , shalm ; Fr. chalemie , Ger. Schalmei ). Woodwind instr., double-reeded forerunner of the ob., made in 7 sizes from sopranino to great bass, with keys. Some shawms were described as bombards...
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Book article from: Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes
shawm • conform , corm, dorm, form, forme, haulm, lukewarm, Maugham, misinform, norm, outperform, perform, shawm, storm, swarm, transform, underperform, warm •landform • platform • cubiform • fungiform , spongiform...
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Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
shawm / sh ôm / • n. a medieval and Renaissance wind instrument, forerunner of the oboe, with a double reed enclosed in a wooden mouthpiece, and having a penetrating tone.
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Book article from: Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
...the Middle East perhaps 2,000 years ago, and they were introduced into Europe during the Crusades. With their powerful tone, shawms were classed with the 'loud' or 'outdoor' instruments and were used in dance and ceremonial music. shawm shawm shawm
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