chalumeau

Definitions of chalumeau
  1. noun
    a tubular wind instrument
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    cornemuse
    a tubular wind instrument; the player blows air into a bag and squeezes it out through the drone
    bourdon
    a pipe of the bagpipe that is tuned to produce a single continuous tone
    flûte à bec
    a tubular wind instrument with 8 finger holes and a fipple mouthpiece
    flûte de Pan
    a primitive wind instrument consisting of several parallel pipes bound together
    diapason à bouche
    a small pipe sounding a tone of standard frequency; used to establish the starting pitch for unaccompanied singing
    flûte champêtre, pipeau
    a small fipple flute with four finger holes and two thumb holes
    flûte champêtre, pipeau
    a small bagpipe formerly popular in France
    flageolet
    an inexpensive fipple flute
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    instrument à vent
    a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by the breath
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