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a curved Renaissance kazoo that buzzes like a constipated bagpipe wearing a fancy hat
means A curved, capped double-reed woodwind of the Renaissance whose enclosed reed produces a soft, buzzing drone-like tone, its body bent into a distinctive J-shape.
from From German 'Krummhorn,' literally 'crooked horn' — 'krumm' meaning bent or curved (a cousin of English 'crumble' and 'crimp,' all tied to a root for bending) plus 'Horn.' The name simply describes the instrument's upturned hook of a body. English borrowed it and softened the spelling, sometimes also calling it the 'cromorne.'
- shape
- Curved like a walking stick or letter J
- sound
- Buzzes through a hidden capped reed
- limitation
- Plays barely over one octave
- name
- German for crooked horn
- heyday
- Peaked in 16th-century European courts