HyperDic: double-reed_instrument

English > 1 sense of the expression double-reed instrument:
NOUNartifactdouble-reed instrument, double reeda woodwind that has a pair of joined reeds that vibrate together
English > double-reed instrument: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA woodwind that has a pair of joined reeds that vibrate together.
Synonymdouble reed
Partsdouble reedA pair of joined reeds that vibrate together to produce the sound in some woodwinds
NarrowerEnglish horn, cor anglaisA double-reed woodwind instrument similar to an oboe but lower in pitch
bassoonA double-reed instrument
krummhorn, crumhorn, cromorneA Renaissance woodwind with a double reed and a curving tube (crooked horn)
oboe, hautboy, hautboisA slender double-reed instrument
Broaderbeating-reed instrument, reed instrument, reedA musical instrument that sounds by means of a vibrating reed
Spanishinstrumento de doble lengüeta
Catalaninstrument de doble llengüeta

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