0 a musical instrument, such as the clarinet or oboe, that produces sound when a musician blows on the reed
Pitch is rarely stable during the first few milliseconds of a note attack particularly on a tongued reed instrument.
Gary could play any reed instrument from soprano sax to bass clarinet and was renowned for his full, rich tone.
At the time it first appeared, other double reed instruments either had the reed fully enclosed, like the crumhorn or the bagpipe, or partially enclosed, like the shawm.
It is a free reed instrument, allied to the accordion.
The name of a somewhat different reed instrument, the chalumeau, also shares this etymology.
It is a double reed instrument with a conical bore which gradually enlarges toward the lower end.
The most common variety must have been a reed instrument.
In this document, "taepyeongso" is classified as bamboo, perhaps to reflect its similarity to "piri", another double reed instrument.