crumhorn
Sign in to saveAlso known as krummhorn, storto, cornamuto torto, piva torta, crum horn, crumm horn, krummpfeife, kumbhorn
thumb|300px|Modern crumhorns with keys, alto crumhorn in F, bass crumhorn in F thumb|300px|Double-reed of an alto crumhorn in F The crumhorn is a double reed instrument of the woodwind family, most commonly used during the Renaissance period. In modern times, particularly since the 1960s, there has been a revival of interest in early music, and crumhorns are being played again. It was also spelled krummhorn, krumhorn, krum horn, and cremorne.
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thumb|300px|Modern crumhorns with keys, alto crumhorn in F, bass crumhorn in F thumb|300px|Double-reed of an alto crumhorn in F The crumhorn is a double reed instrument of the woodwind family, most commonly used during the Renaissance period. In modern times, particularly since the 1960s, there has been a revival of interest in early music, and crumhorns are being played again. It was also spelled krummhorn, krumhorn, krum horn, and cremorne.
==Terminology== The name derives from the German (or or ) meaning 'bent horn'. The first part is cognate with the Middle English meaning 'to bend, fold, wrinkle', surviving in modern English in crumpled and crumpet 'a wrinkled cake'. The similar-sounding French term , when used correctly, refers to a woodwind instrument of different design, though the term is often used in error synonymously with that of crumhorn.
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