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Alto Shawm (Duytse Schalmey)
Also titled Altschalmei (Duytse Schalmey)
Richard Haka (London, 1646–1705)
c. 1680
- Medium
- boxwood (hardwood), brass (alloy)
- Classification
- shawm
- Dimensions
- diameter 120 mm
- Museum
- Rijksmuseum
- Credit line
- Purchased with the support of the State of the Netherlands and the Vereeniging van Noord-Nederlandsche Muziekgeschiedenis
- Rights
- Public Domain Mark, as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed
About this work
Music has always been a crucial element of public celebrations, such as military parades, coronations, royal weddings, and funerals, adding grandeur to the solemnity of the occasion. Musical ensembles entrusted with performing music at these events have existed in Europe since the Middle Ages. This display highlights various marching bands and their musical instruments dating from the 16th to the 19th century.
