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English
Etymology
From German Schalmei, from Middle High German schalmīe, from Old French chalemie.[1] Compare Middle English shalemye.
Noun
schalmei (plural schalmeis)
- (music) A shawm or chalumeau.
1908, The Literary Digest, page 415:Viols, bassoons, schalmeis (ancestors of the clarinet), horns, trumpets, kettle-drums, and other instruments afterward used in the orchestra were known in the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth centuries, but there were no organizations of them.
2003, Bert Oling, Heinz Wallisch, The Complete Encyclopedia of Musical Instruments, Chartwell Books, →ISBN, page 97:This instrument, also called the pommer, is a forerunner of the oboe. it has a narrow, conical bore and a double reed that is held between the lips of the player, as in older schalmeis that had no wind-cap.
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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch schalmeye.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sxɑlˈmɛi̯/
- Hyphenation: schal‧mei
- Rhymes: -ɛi̯
Noun
schalmei f (plural schalmeien, diminutive schalmeitje n)
- shawm
Derived terms