Definition of double reed Double reed
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What does double reed mean?
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| double reed - a pair of joined reeds that vibrate together to produce the sound in some woodwinds | ||
| vibrating reed, reed a vibrator consisting of a thin strip of stiff material that vibrates to produce a tone when air streams over it; "the clarinetist fitted a new reed onto his mouthpiece" | ||
| double reed - a woodwind that has a pair of joined reeds that vibrate together | ||
| double-reed instrument | ||
| beating-reed instrument, reed instrument, reed a musical instrument that sounds by means of a vibrating reed | ||
| bassoon a double-reed instrument; the tenor of the oboe family | ||
| double reed a pair of joined reeds that vibrate together to produce the sound in some woodwinds | ||
| cor anglais, english horn a double-reed woodwind instrument similar to an oboe but lower in pitch | ||
| cromorne, crumhorn, krummhorn a Renaissance woodwind with a double reed and a curving tube (crooked horn) | ||
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- Double reeds are a group of musical instruments with two reeds. Examples are the bassoon, oboe and English horn.
