"Sound" at the center, "horn" at the periphery: the shawm and its eastern cousins, part 2

Language Log 2022-08-19

Summary:

For a good example of how music and musical instruments, together with the words to designate them, could travel long distances in antiquity, we have already taken a look at the case of the shawm:  "The shawm and its eastern cousins" (11/16/15).  Since writing that post nearly seven years ago, a few more interesting facts […]

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Authors:

Victor Mair

Date tagged:

08/19/2022, 15:30

Date published:

08/19/2022, 13:53