About The Word Krummhorn
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Krummhorn
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What's The Definition Of Krummhorn?
[n] a Renaissance woodwind with a double reed and a curving tube (crooked horn)
Synonyms | Synonyms for Krummhorn: cromorne | crumhorn Related Terms | Find terms related to Krummhorn: See Also | double-reed instrument Krummhorn In Webster's Dictionary \Krumm"horn`\, Krumhorn \Krum"horn`\
(kr[=oo]m"h[^o]rn`), n. [G. krummhorn cornet; krumm crooked +
horn horn.] (Mus.)
(a) A reed instrument of music of the cornet kind, now
obsolete (see {Cornet}, 1, a.).
(b) A reed stop in the organ; -- sometimes called {cremona}.
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