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==Wikipedia EN== | |||
[[File:Banquet Euaion Louvre G467 n2.jpg|thumb|Aulos|alt=Banquet Euaion Louvre G467 n2.jpg]] | |||
An [[aulos]] (Ancient Greek: [[αὐλός]], plural αὐλοί, auloi) or tibia (Latin) was an ancient Greek wind instrument, depicted often in art and also attested by archaeology. | |||
Though aulos is often translated as "flute" or "double flute", it was usually a double-reeded instrument, and its sound—described as "penetrating, insisting and exciting"—was more akin to that of the bagpipes, with a chanter and (modulated) drone. | |||
An [[aulete]] ([[αὐλητής]], aulētēs) was the musician who performed on an aulos. The ancient Roman equivalent was the [[tibicen]] (plural tibicines), from the Latin [[tibia]], "pipe, aulos." The neologism aulode is sometimes used by analogy with rhapsode and citharode (citharede) to refer to an aulos player, who may also be called an aulist; however, aulode more commonly refers to a singer who sang the accompaniment to a piece played on the aulos. | |||
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|lnetxt=aulos auli N M :: kind of bivalve, razorshell clam; flute-shaped scallop (L+S) | |lnetxt=aulos auli N M :: kind of bivalve, razorshell clam; flute-shaped scallop (L+S) | ||
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