Shawm, instrument of the month, December 2019

Instrument of the month, mim, December 2019: the shawm. Aline Hopchet plays “Den tweeden ronde Mon ami“ composed by Tielman Susato (1551). Soprano shawm, John Hanchet, Essen, after 1977 (copy from original Renaissance instruments). Recorded at the mim’s concert hall, 21/10/2019. Under the supervision of Géry Dumoulin (curator wind instruments). Video, sound & editing: Matthieu Thonon. © Musical Instruments Museum, Brussels, 2019