clarions (historical aerophones)

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Scope note
Valveless brass aerophones with conical bores. These were used mostly in the military to give signals to the infantry. Now chiefly used to refer to trumpet-like instruments of this kind in the Middle Ages and Renaissance, distinguished from modern "bugles."
clarions
Accepted term: 29-Apr-2024