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Soprano ‘Duytse Schalmey’ (Shawm)
Also titled Soprano Duitse Schalmei
Richard Haka (London, 1646–1705)
c. 1680
- Medium
- boxwood (hardwood), brass (alloy)
- Classification
- shawm
- Dimensions
- diameter 80 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
The origins of double reed instruments lie in the mists of time. Widely used between the 15th and 17th centuries, the shawm was the predecessor of the oboe. Mostly played in dance and ceremonial music, shawms were appreciated for their loud and warm tone.
