ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SHAWM
Shalmye, from Old French chalemie, ultimately from Latin calamus a reed, from Greek kalamos.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHAWM»
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Ritual and Music of North China:
Shawm Bands in Shanxi
Music-making in village society is largely ceremonial, and shawm bands account for a major part of such music. This is the first major ethnographic study of Chinese shawm bands in their ceremonial and social context.
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A Performer's Guide to Medieval Music
investigation of the modern descendants of the shawm still in use in Catalonia
casts strong doubts upon this assessment; here full control of the reed is
maintained, the pirouette providing support without getting in the way. The puffed
-cheek ...
3
The Amateur Wind Instrument Maker
6 The origin of double-reed instruments, like most others, is vague Shawm and
and lost to us; but it is generally accepted that the lineage of the Oboe modern
oboe reaches back to medieval times when shawms were introduced into Europe
...
4
Woodwind Instruments and Their History
The Shawm band \Nith this we move into a different musical world, since in the
sixteenth century the shawm was exclusively a band instrument. But it should not
be forgotten in our general musical picture of those times merely because it was ...
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Performance Practice: A Dictionary-guide for Musicians
Shawm (l3th-l7thc.). Double-reed woodwind instrument that assumed various
sizes. Its sound is louder and more shrill than that of an oboe, perhaps because
its conical bore is more widened. The possibility of resting the lips on a pirouette
...
Roland John Jackson, 2005
shawm, 123, 130, 163, 165, 166, 168-69, 170; bass shawm, 107, 108, 164-65,
167: bassett- shawm, 123, 165; Bombard, 165; discant shawm, 163 n117, 169,
170; great bass shawm, 107, 124, 165-67; nicolo shawm, 165; Pombard/Pommer
, ...
Michael Praetorius, Jeffery T. Kite-Powell, 2004
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The Concise Garland Encyclopedia of World Music: The Middle ...
Shawm players tend to decorate the bare bones of the score more elaborately
and with more freedom. Although shawm players sometimes play almost in
unison, good bands use heterophony: the leader plays a more elaborate version
of the ...
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Library of Congress Subject Headings
SA headings for forms and types of music that include “shawm " 0r “shawms " and
headings with medium of performance that include “shawm " or “shawms” Shawn
Pahnke Manhattan Post Office (Manhattan, Ill.) USE Army Pvt. Shawn Pahnke ...
Library of Congress. Cataloging Policy and Support Office, 2006
time of the Fifth Crusade (1217-21), but because of the dearth of written
documentation, it is virtually impossible to identify the exact time of the shawm's
arrival or the channels through which it passed. What seems clear is that the
combination ...
Geoffrey Burgess (oboist.), Bruce Haynes, 2004
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The Musical Sounds of Medieval French Cities: Players, ...
The sound of the shawm was commonly heard throughout the city from bell-
towers to outdoor processions to religious rituals. Emerging from the Arab world
in the thirteenth century, the shawm became popular throughout Europe by the ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHAWM»
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shawm is used in the context of the following news items.
Archaeology dig has Huntley students digging through Kane County …
Sandy Bressner - sbressner@shawmedia.com Ryan Cramer, a 2015 graduate of Huntley High School, looks through dirt and rocks as part of an archeological ... «Northwest Herald, Jun 15»
Concert review: Fete Royale's throwback to the French renaissance …
It was a treat, as the Victoria Theatre audience on Saturday night had the rare opportunity to witness a performance on period instruments such as the shawm ... «The Straits Times, Jun 15»
Will County Sheriff's Office recognizes deputies, staff during awards …
(Brian Stanley – bstanley@shawm). Will County Undersheriff Robert Contro (left) recognizes Deputy Steven Kirsch for 25 years of service at the sheriff's annual ... «The Herald-News, May 15»
'Unique' class of Sandwich High School graduates
(Katrina Milton – kmilton@shawm). Teresa Rebhorn straightens ... (Katrina Milton – kmilton@shawm). Salutatorian ... Caption. (Katrina Milton – kmilton@shawm). «DeKalb Daily Chronicle, May 15»
Seraphic Fire wraps season with Kile Smith's ethereal “Vespers”
... various types of recorders—some carried names such as sackbut and quartbass, bass dulcian and alto shawm. They were played with exceptional skill and ... «South Florida Classical Review, May 15»
15 lecciones feministas para mi hija
La fundadora y editora en jefe de Sherights.com, Maureen Shawm, ha escrito una hermosa carta para su hija, donde le da algunos consejos feministas que ella ... «Perú.com, Mar 15»
Elizabethan music
... hurdy-gurdy, and shawm, to name a few. Sit back as the performers expertly play each instrument and serenade you with authentic Elizabethan era melodies. «TriValley Central, Mar 15»
Charity Works : Shawn Mendes et toutes ses bonnes actions
Shawm Mendes est la révélation musicale de ces derniers mois. Le chanteur canadien a fait sensation avec ses Vine et occupe aujourd'hui une place de choix ... «Fan2.fr, Feb 15»
Poland to bolster campaign against Islamic State
EPA/Shawm Thew. ''We want to provide more support than up until now, but the specifics will be announced in February,'' Schetyna affirmed. Asked by ... «thenews.pl, Jan 15»
LIVE REPORT: Vibracathedral Orchestra
The group's piece opens with blasts of freewheeling wind instruments: recorders and a shawm overblown over an introductory drone – the importance of which ... «The Quietus, Dec 14»
