The lowest register playable by instrumentsin the clarinet family. The term chalumeau and clarinet were used interchangeably until the late 18th century.

A French term for shawm.

See also [Eng.] shawm; [Fr.] pipeau (m); [Fr.] chalumeau (m); [Ger.] Schalmei (f); [Ger.] Hirtenpfeife (f); [It.] cennamella (f); [It.] ciaramella (f).