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Buzzing Like a Shawm

Apr 18, 2018

by Dilys Gladwer

Hang on, stitching together your page...

My moment has arrived!

My thoughts

a-whirl

and every nerve is buzzing like a shawm.

My thoughts a-whirl
and every nerve is buzzing like a shawm.

If only I could tame my words—they swirl
and surge together in a maelstrom.

Next page: Maze of Mystery

Maze of Mystery! OOOoooh! What's that?

Shawm curious? It’s a Renaissance-era instrument somewhat like an early oboe with a brash, buzzing sort of sound. Not to be confused with the sackbut (hey, no smirking!).

The group Calliope has a fun album of Renaissance tunes played on authentic instruments that I listen to often while I’m writing. Here’s an example on YouTube that features the shawm. Give it a listen!

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