chalumeau
chah-LOO-moe
[French]
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