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Record 1 1996-12-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wind Instruments
CONT

... depicted in paintings of the 15th and 16th centuries as held by angels. Their tube was nearly cylindrical, curved upward like a "J", and a pierced cap covered the reed ....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de musique à vent
DEF

Instrument à vent au tube de bois étroit et recourbé à anche double enfermée dans une capsule. Les trous et le doigté sont ceux de la flûte à bec [...] [son timbre] ne porte pas loin mais se fond très bien avec les voix et les autres instruments de la Renaissance.

Key term(s)
  • chromorne

Spanish

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