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Shawm vs Oboe - What's the difference?

shawm | oboe |

As nouns the difference between shawm and oboe

is that shawm is a mediaeval double reed wind instrument with conical wooden body while oboe is oboe.

shawm

English

(wikipedia shawm)

Noun

(en noun)
  • a mediaeval double reed wind instrument with conical wooden body
  • :* 1985': There are four flutes, a harp of twenty strings, a mournful '''shawm , and a number of drums of oxhide, some to be struck, others spanked. — Anthony Burgess, ''Kingdom of the Wicked

    • Synonyms

    * zurna

    Anagrams

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    oboe

    English

    (wikipedia oboe)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A soprano and melody wind instrument in the modern orchestra and wind ensemble. It is a smaller instrument and generally made of grendilla wood. It is a member of the double reed family.

    • Derived terms

    * bass oboe * contrabass oboe * oboe da caccia, oboe di caccia * oboe d’amore * baroque oboe * oboist * piccolo oboe

    See also

    * cor anglais * hautboy ----