Definition of Krummhorns

1. Noun. (plural of krummhorn) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Krummhorns

1. krummhorn [n] - See also: krummhorn

Lexicographical Neighbors of Krummhorns

krubis
krubut
krubuts
kruft
krukenberg tumour
kruller
krullers
krum kaka
krum kake
krumhorn
krumhorns
krumkake
krumkakes
krummholz
krummhorn
krummhorns (current term)
krump
krumper
krumpers
krumping
krunk
krupkaite
krupuk
krutaite
krutovite
krymo-
kryolite
kryolites
kryolith

Literary usage of Krummhorns

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Musical World (1865)
"... octava regal, krummhorns, etc.," which was ordered in the year 1569, by the instrumentalist, Julius von Elkom, surnamed Lucifer, of the instrument-maker ..."

2. Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians by George Grove, John Alexander Fuller-Maitland (1907)
"One of these families, in which the double reed is associated with a cylindrical tube is represented by the krummhorns (qv), and lies outside the scope of ..."

3. Handbuch der Musikgeschichte by Hugo Riemann (1905)
"... (krummhorns) gesungen denkt, verschlägt nichts. Wenn auch dieses Tagelied noch nicht in dem Maße wie das »Nachthorn« und »Tag- horn« des Mönchs von ..."

4. Alte Musikinstrumente: Ein Leitfaden für Sammler by Hermann Ruth-Sommer (1920)
"... hatte es besonders in der Form des krummhorns (s. S. 118) eine große Bedeutung für die Musikgeschichte. Aus der Schalmei entwickelt sich der ..."

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