How the chirimia makes its sound
In the Hornbostel–Sachs system, which classifies instruments by how they produce sound, the chirimia belongs to the double-reed instruments: two reeds beat against each other – oboes, bassoons, shawms and the duduk.
More broadly it is one of the aerophones (wind instruments), where sound comes from vibrating air.
Its timbre – the colour that lets you tell it apart from other instruments playing the same note – comes from the mix of overtones its body and resonator emphasise.
From Wikipedia
Chirimía (sometimes chirisuya in Peru) is a Spanish term for a type of woodwind instrument similar to an oboe. The chirimía is a member of the shawm family of double-reed instruments, introduced to North, Central and South America in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries by the Spanish clergy.
Other double-reed instruments
More instruments from Mexico
Frequently asked questions
What does a chirimia sound like?
As one of the double-reed instruments, its sound comes from the way two reeds beat against each other.
What type of instrument is the chirimia?
It is classified as double-reed instruments (Hornbostel–Sachs 422.11).
Where does the chirimia come from?
The chirimia originates from Mexico.
Sources & credits
- Wikidata Q196318 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Chirimia – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Image by ArtProf – CC BY-SA 3.0