Swegelhorn

Swegelhorn in med. times a form of hornpipe with parallel double pipes, 1 or 2 horn bells and reeds mouthed directly, according to contemporary representations. An 8th-c. Saxon vocabulary translates “sambucus” as “swegelhorn.” See also: swegel (14, 79). Sort by:DefaultAuthorTitleDateAscendingDescending Baines, Anthony. Woodwind Instruments and Their History. London, 1957. Galpin, Francis W. Old English Instruments of Music. London, 1932.