instrument à anche double

Definitions of instrument à anche double
  1. noun
    a woodwind that has a pair of joined reeds that vibrate together
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    basson
    a double-reed instrument; the tenor of the oboe family
    cor anglais
    a double-reed woodwind instrument similar to an oboe but lower in pitch
    cromorne
    a Renaissance woodwind with a double reed and a curving tube (crooked horn)
    hautbois
    a slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece
    contrebasson
    the bassoon that is the largest instrument in the oboe family
    dessus
    a small simple oboe
    oboe da caccia
    an alto oboe; precursor of the English horn
    hautbois d'amour
    an oboe pitched a minor third lower than the ordinary oboe; used to perform baroque music
    hautbois ténor, taille de hautbois
    a tenor bassoon; pitched a fifth higher than the ordinary bassoon
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    instrument à anche
    a musical instrument that sounds by means of a vibrating reed
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