Cromorna

/kroʊˈmɔːrnə/ noun

Definition

A double-reed woodwind instrument from the Renaissance period with a warm, soft tone, used in early orchestras and chamber music.

Etymology

Possibly from German 'Krummhorn' elements or Romance language sources, ultimately from 'crook' or 'bent,' describing the instrument's characteristic curved shape.

Kelly Says

The cromorna produces such a uniquely soft, buzzing tone that modern orchestras revived it in the 20th century—and some early music scholars think the instrument's gentle sound is why it was used in Renaissance paintings of peaceful pastoral scenes.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ክሮምርና
kroh-mir-na
ARالعربية
كرويرنا
kroh-yir-na
BNবাংলা
ক্রোমোর্না
kroh-mor-na
CACatalà
cromorna
kroh-mor-na
CSČeština
cromorna
kroh-mor-na
DADansk
cromorna
kroh-mor-na
DEDeutsch
Cromorne
kroh-mor-ne
ELΕλληνικά
κρόμορνα
kroh-mor-na
ESEspañol
cromorna
kroh-mor-na
FAفارسی
کرومورنا
kroh-mor-na
FISuomi
cromorna
kroh-mor-na
FRFrançais
cromorne
kroh-mor-n
GUGU
ક્રોમોર્ના
kroh-mor-na
HAHA
kromorna
kroh-mor-na
HEעברית
קרומורה
kroh-mor-a
HIहिन्दी
क्रोमोरना
kroh-mor-na
HUMagyar
cromorna
kroh-mor-na
IDBahasa Indonesia
cromorna
kroh-mor-na
IGIG
kromorna
kroh-mor-na
ITItaliano
cromorna
kroh-mor-na
JA日本語
クロルナ
Kuro-rna
KKKK
кромёрна
kroh-myor-na
KMKM
ក្រោម៉ែរណា
kroh-may-rna
KO한국어
크로르나
keu-ro-rna
MRMR
क्रोमोरना
kroh-mor-na
MSBahasa Melayu
cromorna
kroh-mor-na
MYမြန်မာ
ကရိုမော်နာ
kroh-maw-na
NLNederlands
cromorna
kroh-mor-na
NONorsk
cromorna
kroh-mor-na
PAPA
ਕ੍ਰੋਮੋਰਨਾ
kroh-mor-na
PLPolski
cromorna
kroh-mor-na
PTPortuguês
cromorna
kroh-mor-na
RORomână
cromorna
kroh-mor-na
RUРусский
кроморна
kroh-mor-na
SVSvenska
cromorna
kroh-mor-na
SWKiswahili
cromorna
kroh-mor-na
TAதமிழ்
கிரோமோர்னா
kroh-mo-rna
TEతెలుగు
క్రోమోర్నా
kroh-mor-na
THไทย
ครอมอร์นา
kroh-mor-na
TLTL
cromorna
kroh-mor-na
TRTürkçe
cromorna
kroh-mor-na
UKУкраїнська
кроморна
kroh-mor-na
URاردو
کرومرنا
kroh-mer-na
VITiếng Việt
cromorna
kroh-mor-na
YOYO
kromorna
kroh-mor-na
ZH中文
克罗尔纳
kè luō ěr nā
ZUZU
kromorna
kroh-mor-na

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