aulos
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Origin of aulos
From the Greek word aulós tube, pipe, flute
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Because it took more skill to play the aulos, you would need training from a teacher – or perhaps, if you were wealthy, you could just hire experienced musicians to play for you.
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2022
The aulos was a more sophisticated woodwind instrument consisting of two pipes.
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2022
The goddess Athena was said to have invented the aulos but thrown it away when she realized how ghastly she looked while playing it.
From New York Times ● Apr. 8, 2016
The aulos requires a technique called circular breathing, and when Mr. Brown plays it, his cheeks puff out and his eyes bulge.
From New York Times ● Apr. 8, 2016
The bore of the aulos was very much narrower than that of the clarinet.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" by Various
But although the transverse flute was evidently known to the Greeks and Romans, it did not find the same favour as the reed instruments known as auloi.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various
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