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🎺 A wind instrument 🍴 A pointed prong
zinke

zinke

9.9
A wooden wind instrument from the Renaissance used in early music ensembles
  • noun
  • Archaic
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  • Many Renaissance ensembles include the zinke for its bright, trumpet-like tone.

Examples

  • The musician played a haunting melody on the zinke during the early music concert.

  • A skilled performer demonstrated the unique sound of the zinke to the audience.

  • The musician played the zinke beautifully.

  • She enjoys the sound of the zinke in early music.

  • The musician played a haunting melody on the zinke during the early music concert.

  • Many Renaissance ensembles include the zinke for its bright, trumpet-like tone.

  • A skilled performer demonstrated the unique sound of the zinke to the audience.

Synonyms

cornetto
vszinke
  • Archaic
9.9

A curved wooden wind instrument with finger holes used in early European music

is the alternate historical name used for the same instrument

Surface Forms

zinke singular
zinkes plural

Etymology

Zinke is the name of a Renaissance wind instrument, and a helpful way to remember it is that the name comes from old words like zink meaning 'point' or 'horn', because the instrument looks a bit like a small, pointed horn or pipe. That's why a zinke has a bright, trumpet-like sound in early music ensembles.