Suona
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The suona, also called dida, laba or haidi, is a traditional double-reeded Chinese musical instrument. The suona's basic design originated in ancient Iran, then called "Sorna". It appeared in China ar
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Shawm
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The shawm is a conical bore, double-reed woodwind instrument made in Europe from the 13th or possibly 12th century to the present day. It achieved its peak of popularity during the medieval and Renais
Suona
…instrument for folk songs, dances, and operas. Other instruments related to the suona may have also descended from the Asian zurna, such as the European shawm. Other examples include the Korean taepyeongso, the Vietnamese kèn and the Japanese charumera (Japanese: チャルメラ, lit. 'Suona'). The latter's name is…
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Shepherd playing the shawm (1646), by Jan Baptist Wolffort (Dutch Rijksmuseum)
Woman playing a bass shawm (Tobias Stimmer c. 1500)
1615, Brussels. Procession of musicians, three with shawms.