Definitions of double reed
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a pair of joined reeds that vibrate together to produce the sound in some woodwinds
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type of:
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reed, vibrating reed
a vibrator consisting of a thin strip of stiff material that vibrates to produce a tone when air streams over it
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reed, vibrating reed
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a woodwind that has a pair of joined reeds that vibrate together
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synonyms:
double-reed instrument
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bassoon
a double-reed instrument; the tenor of the oboe family
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English horn, cor anglais
a double-reed woodwind instrument similar to an oboe but lower in pitch
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cromorne, crumhorn, krummhorn
a Renaissance woodwind with a double reed and a curving tube (crooked horn)
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hautbois, hautboy, oboe
a slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece
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contrabassoon, contrafagotto, double bassoon
the bassoon that is the largest instrument in the oboe family
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basset oboe, heckelphone
an oboe pitched an octave below the ordinary oboe
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musette pipe
a small simple oboe
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oboe da caccia
an alto oboe; precursor of the English horn
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oboe d'amore
an oboe pitched a minor third lower than the ordinary oboe; used to perform baroque music
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shawm
a medieval oboe
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tenoroon
a tenor bassoon; pitched a fifth higher than the ordinary bassoon
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type of:
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beating-reed instrument, reed, reed instrument
a musical instrument that sounds by means of a vibrating reed
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