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How to pronounce crumhorn in English?

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Synonyms cromorne, krummhorn
Type of double-reed instrument, double reed

Examples of crumhorn

crumhorn
This family includes the crumhorn and the cornamuse.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Crumhorn was rarely if ever seen among American audiences, who had to purchase the original version aired on ITV to experience his ridiculousness.
From the en.wikipedia.org
He allowed us to hear the differences between the reed and flue pipes, and gave us samples of the tuba, clarinet, crumhorn, voix humaine and various other pipes.
From the ocregister.com
We made our own costumes and masks and learned to play the crumhorn, the celeste and the serpent, to fence and to speak with acceptable French and English accents.
From the guardian.co.uk
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  • Krummhorn: a Renaissance woodwind with a double reed and a curving tube (crooked horn)
  • The crumhorn is a musical instrument of the woodwind family, most commonly used during the Renaissance period. In modern times, there has been a revival of interest in Early Music, and crumhorns are being played again.
  • A wind instrument popular throughout Europe in 16th and 17th centuries. An ancestor of the oboe, the crumhorn was a double-reed instrument that produced a soft, reedy sound.