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Shawm meaning
A mediaeval double-reed wind instrument with a conical wooden body.
Example sentences (6)
In Ottoman society, davul and shawm players would perform together in groups called davul-zurnas, or drum and shawm circles.
They had a recap of the great Shawm Michaels – Undertaker confrontation from last week.
Parades led by Western-type brass bands are common, often competing in volume with a shawm/chuigushou band.
Reproductions of both fiddles have been made, though less is known of their design than the shawm since the neck and strings were missing.
Shawm technique underwent a dramatic improvement in the middle of the 14th century.
To play the shawm a person puts the entire reed in their mouth, puffs out their cheeks, and blows into the pipe whilst breathing through their nose.