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Shawms meaning
plural of shawm
Example sentences (5)
A full consort of dulcians was a rarity; its primary function seems to have been to provide the bass in the typical wind band of the time, either loud ( shawms ) or soft ( recorders ), indicating a remarkable ability to vary dynamics to suit the need.
Eventually, both towns and noble courts sponsored bands of shawms and trombone.
Most wind bands consisted of players playing sackbutts, shawms, and other loud instruments doubling on recorder.
The alta capella bands are seen in drawings as entertaining outside with ensembles including shawms, trumpets and trombones.
The normal instrumentation for these early wind bands was two shawms and a trumpet.