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Woman playing a bass shawm (Tobias Stimmer c. 1500)

Oriental Oboes: Zurna Fantasies and Secrets

The ancestor of the modern oboe is the baroque oboe; it is descended from the Renaissance shawm. All of these double-reed woodwinds share several characteristics; a conical bore, double reed,...

Oriental Oboes: Zurna Fantasies and Secrets

The ancestor of the modern oboe is the baroque oboe; it is descended from the Renaissance shawm. All of these double-reed woodwinds share several characteristics; a conical bore, double reed,...