Musette de cour
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The musette de cour or baroque musette is a type of Baroque bagpipe. Visually, the musette is characterised by the short, cylindrical shuttle-drone and the two chalumeaux. Both the chanters and the dr
An 18th-century musette de cour on display at the Berlin Musical Instrument Museum, Germany
Gaspard de Gueidan playing the musette de cour, painting by Hyacinthe Rigaud, 1738, Musée Granet, Aix-en-Provence, France
Drawing of the parts of the musette de cour from the Encyclopédie by Diderot and d'Alembert, ca. 1770
Double reed
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A double reed is a type of reed used to produce sound in various wind instruments. In contrast with a single-reed instrument, where the instrument is played by channeling air against one piece of cane
Musette de cour
…is characterised by the short, cylindrical shuttle-drone and the two chalumeaux. Both the chanters and the drones have a cylindrical bore and use a double reed, giving a quiet tone similar to the oboe. The instrument is blown by a bellows. The qualification "de cour" does not appear in the name for the instrument…
Bassoon reeds, showing the lens-shaped opening (bottom left)
Bagpipe of Portugal reed (gaita transmontana)
Bassoon reed
Bombard reed