cromorne
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of cromorne
1685–95; < French, alteration of German Krumhorn; see crumhorn
Example Sentences
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The Paris Conservatoire possesses one large bass cromorne of the 16th century, the Kgl.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various
As they drew nearer, our hero noticed a young woman in the front rank who was playing folk-songs on a cromorne with a double-reed mouth-piece enclosed in an air-reservoir.
From Of All Things by Benchley, Robert C.
The duties of the cromorne and tromba-marina players consisted in playing in the great divertissements and at court functions and festivals in honour of royal marriages, births and thanksgivings.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various
Mersenne7 explains the construction of the cromorne, giving careful illustrations of the instrument with and without the cap.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various
The girl turned like a frightened aardvark, still holding the cromorne in her hand.
From Of All Things by Benchley, Robert C.
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