Shawm - Wikipedia The shawm's conical bore and flaring bell, combined with the style of playing dictated by the use of a pirouette, gives the instrument a piercing, trumpet-like sound, well-suited for outdoor performances
Shawm - YouTube Demonstration of the shawm by Jacob Lodico, an Early Music student at the Peabody Conservatory
Shawm – Early Music Instrument Database - Case Western Reserve University The shawm is a loud double-reed instrument which is the ancestor of the oboe It first appears in the l3th century, and by the end of the Middle Ages was the most important loud instrument in use, finding a place in dance bands as well as ensembles for municipal and court ceremonies
Shawm - Organology: Musical Instruments Encyclopedia The Shawm is a double-reed woodwind instrument that originated in the Middle East and became prominent in Europe during the Medieval and Renaissance periods It is considered a precursor to the modern oboe and was widely used in military and ceremonial music
The Shawm: Sounds of the Past and the Instruments Role in Medieval Music What is a Shawm Instrument? The shawm is a woodwind instrument that dates back to ancient times and was widely used during the Medieval period It is made of wood and has a double reed, similar to the oboe The instrument is played by blowing air into the reed, which vibrates and produces sound
Music in the Daily Life of Vermeer: The Shawm The shawm was a medieval and Renaissance musical instrument of the woodwind family 1 from the late thirteenth century until the seventeenth century It is considered the predecessor of the modern oboe
Shawm - Oxford Reference 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 Had piercing brilliance of tone, with great carrying power outdoors In Middle Ages, had broad cane reed controlled by player's lips