Definition
An ancient or primitive wind instrument, or in music history, the lower register of a clarinet before modern key systems were developed.
Etymology
From French chalumeau, derived from Old French via Latin calamus meaning 'reed.' The same root gives us 'calamity' and relates to words describing hollow, brittle plants used for making pipes and musical instruments.
Kelly Says
The chalumeau was the precursor to the modern clarinet—musicians had to dramatically change their embouchure and technique between registers, making early clarinet playing incredibly difficult compared to today. Early classical composers wrote 'clarinet' music that was actually divided between chalumeau and clarino players!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ቻላሉሜ
cha-la-loo-me
ARالعربية
شالومو
sha-loo-mo
BNবাংলা
চালুমেও
cha-loo-meo
CACatalà
chalumeau
cha-loo-meu
CSČeština
chalumeau
cha-loo-meu
DADansk
chalumeau
cha-loo-meu
DEDeutsch
Chalumeau
xa-loo-meu
ELΕλληνικά
τσαλούμεο
tsa-loo-meo
ESEspañol
chalumeau
cha-loo-meu
FAفارسی
شالومو
sha-loo-mo
FISuomi
chalumeau
cha-loo-meu
FRFrançais
chalumeau
cha-loo-mo
HAHA
chalumeau
cha-loo-meu
HEעברית
שלאומאו
sha-loo-meo
HIहिन्दी
चालुमेओ
cha-loo-meo
HUMagyar
chalumeau
cha-loo-meu
IDBahasa Indonesia
chalumeau
cha-loo-meu
IGIG
chalumeau
cha-loo-meu
ITItaliano
chalumeau
cha-loo-meu
KKKK
шалумеа
sha-loo-me-a
MSBahasa Melayu
chalumeau
cha-loo-meu
MYမြန်မာ
ခါလူမေ
kha-loo-me
NLNederlands
chalumeau
cha-loo-meu
NONorsk
chalumeau
cha-loo-meu
PLPolski
chalumeau
cha-loo-meu
PTPortuguês
chalumeau
cha-loo-meu
RORomână
chalumeau
cha-loo-meu
RUРусский
шалюмеа
sha-lyu-me-a
SVSvenska
chalumeau
cha-loo-meu
SWKiswahili
chalumeau
cha-loo-meu
TAதமிழ்
சாலுமேயு
sa-loo-me-yu
TEతెలుగు
చాలుమేవు
cha-loo-me-vu
TLTL
chalumeau
cha-loo-meu
TRTürkçe
chalumeau
cha-loo-meu
UKУкраїнська
шалюмеа
sha-lyu-me-a
VITiếng Việt
chalumeau
cha-loo-meu
YOYO
chalumeau
cha-loo-meu
ZUZU
ichalumeau
i-cha-loo-meu