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crumhorn

[ kruhm-hawrn ]

noun

  1. a Renaissance musical reed instrument having a cylindrical tube curved at the end.


crumhorn

/ ˈʌˌɔː /

noun

  1. a medieval woodwind instrument of bass pitch, consisting of an almost cylindrical tube curving upwards and blown through a double reed covered by a pierced cap
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of crumhorn1

1950–55; < German Krummhorn, equivalent to krumm “crooked, bent” + Horn horn
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of crumhorn1

C17 cromorne, krumhorn, from German Krummhorn curved horn
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Example Sentences

He is also credited with playing several instruments, including the recorder, the crumhorn, and “dry ice.”

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There he spent much time in Renaissance consorts playing obscure instruments like the crumhorn — “which sounds like a pig being slaughtered,” he said — before attending Princeton to gain his doctorate in ecology, evolution and behavior.

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The Baltimore Consort The early-music ensemble brings Yuletide cheer -- and instruments, such as the viol, crumhorn and cittern -- from a much earlier time in "Wassail, Wassail!" presented by the Early Music Guild.

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The early-music ensemble brings Yuletide cheer — and instruments, such as the viol, crumhorn and cittern — from a much earlier time in “Wassail, Wassail!” presented by the Early Music Guild.

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Born in Birmingham, Munrow's essential early-music inspiration came when he was at studying English at Cambridge, and discovered a crumhorn hanging on the wall of a friend's room.

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