Cromorne (Noun)
Meaning
A Renaissance woodwind with a double reed and a curving tube (crooked horn).
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The rare Renaissance instrument, cromorne, with its distinct, mellow sound, is an often overlooked piece of woodwind history.
- As she picked up the intricately crafted cromorne, its curves fitting snugly under her fingers, the musician couldn't help but feel transported to another era.
- Because the cromorne required great skill and delicacy, not many composers chose to write specifically for this beautiful Renaissance woodwind instrument.
- From behind the crimson curtain emerged the majestic Renaissance band, a talented lutenist accompanying the skillful piper playing an old wooden cromorne.
- Many skilled musicians now opt to have cromornes crafted, learning this exquisite art, largely by carefully watching tutorials by specialists online or observing historians carefully rebuild examples from paintings of musical court gatherings from history.