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shawm

Noun

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A wind instrument of music, formerly in use, supposed to have resembled either the clarinet or the hautboy in form.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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In Ottoman society, davul and shawm players would perform together in groups called davul-zurnas, or drum and shawm circles. Source: Internet

To play the shawm a person puts the entire reed in their mouth, puffs out their cheeks, and blows into the pipe whilst breathing through their nose. Source: Internet

Reproductions of both fiddles have been made, though less is known of their design than the shawm since the neck and strings were missing. Source: Internet

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