Tenora

Tenora (Sp.: tenor), tenor chirimía of N. Catalonia, leading instr. of the cobla (band), shawm pitched in B♭, a tone below the oboe, with a compass e0–c3, notated f♯0–d3. In the 19th c. the tenora was fitted with keywork and now has 6 fingerholes and 9 keys. The wooden body terminates in a long metal bell. A short, wide double reed is recessed in the *pirouette. It is 84–86 cm. (33–34 in.) long. See also: tiple, 3 (80 VI Baines, 132). Sort by:DefaultTitleDateAuthorAscendingDescending Galpin…