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chalumeau

chah-LOO-moe

[French]

1. The lowest register playable by instruments in the clarinet family.
 
2. A 17th century, now obsolete, single reed instrument that preceded the clarinet. The term chalumeau and clarinet were used interchangeably until the late 18th century. 
 
3. A French term for shawm

See Also

[English] shawm
[French] pipeau (m)
[German] Schalmei (f)
[German] Hirtenpfeife (f)
[Italian] cennamella (f)
[Italian] ciaramella (f)

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Last Updated: 2016-05-21 10:59:33