The shawm was a predecessor of which modem musical instrument?
Catalan shawm Catalan shawm In music, a Catalan shawm is one of two varieties of shawm, an oboe-like woodwind musical instrument played in Catalonia in northeastern Spain. The types of shawm commonly used in Catalonia are the tible (, Catalan for "treble") and the tenora (, Catalan for "tenor"). The tenora is pitched a fifth lower than the tible. These shawms are usually used with other instruments to accompany the traditional Catalan circle dance, the Sardana. Other Catalan folk shawms are the tarota () the original keyless version of the "tible", and the gralla (), a short, strident instrument with a steep
Shawm late as 1830 shawms could still be heard in German town bands performing their municipal functions . Curiously, the Germans and Dutch continued to manufacture an ornate version of the shawm, called "deutsche Schalmey", well after the introduction of the French "hautbois". Several examples of this instrument survive in European collections, although its exact musical use is unclear. The , or , is a double-reed instrument in traditional Japanese music descended either from shawms brought to Japan by Portuguese Christian missionaries, or possibly Iberian traders in the 16th century. It is sometimes used in kabuki theatre performances. Shawm The shawm