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The shawm (/ʃɔːm/) is a conical bore, double-reed woodwind instrument made in Europe from the 13th or possibly 12th century to the present day. It achieved

Mary Rose shawm, an early predecessor to the oboe, instrument historians had been puzzled by references to "still shawms", or "soft" shawms, that were

Catalan shawm is one of two varieties of shawm, an oboe-like woodwind musical instrument played in Catalonia in northeastern Spain. The types of shawm commonly

northern León and Zamora provinces. Tabor pipe (in León) and dulzaina (a small shawm-like instrument) enjoy rich repertoires.[citation needed] Although dulzaina

the thirteenth to the eighteenth centuries, which typically consisted of shawms and slide trumpets or sackbuts. Waits is the British equivalent. These were

wind instrument. In Egypt, the term mizmar usually refers to the conical shawm that is called zurna in Turkey and Armenia. The mizmar is traditionally

Tenoroon Contrabassoon Biforaers (Sicily) Bombardeers (France) Catalan shawm Cromorne (French baroque, different from the crumhorn) Contra Forte Duduk

partially enclosed by a pirouette, like the shawm. It has been argued the dulcian displaced the bass shawm, on account of its more convenient size, but

lead vocals Der Zwilling – bass, bagpipe Thrymr – bagpipe, shawm Pyro – bagpipe, shawm Shumon – percussion, keyboard Oually – percussion, key drum,

was called a hautbois. This name was also used for its predecessor, the shawm, from which the basic form of the hautbois was derived. Major differences