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Tibia (reedpipe)
In ancient Rome, the ( ; plural ) was a musical instrument equivalent to the ancient Greek aulos ( ). The word is similar to the English word pipes (in the instrument sense), in that — while it describes instruments that are blown through at the musician's mouth and have fingerholes to choose notes — the word lumps together different instruments which today would be put into different classes, such as reedpipes or duct flutes. Single-reed clarinets, double-reed shawms, and lip-sounded trumpets are all possibly described by the word .
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In ancient Rome, the ( ; plural ) was a musical instrument equivalent to the ancient Greek aulos ( ). The word is similar to the English word pipes (in the instrument sense), in that — while it describes instruments that are blown through at the musician's mouth and have fingerholes to choose notes — the word lumps together different instruments which today would be put into different classes, such as reedpipes or duct flutes. Single-reed clarinets, double-reed shawms, and lip-sounded trumpets are all possibly described by the word .
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