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Krummhorn

Krummhorn Meaning & Definition
Krummhorn Definition And Meaning

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

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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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