A reed with two slightly separated blades, used for playing a wind instrument such as an oboe or bassoon.
〔乐〕（吹奏双簧管或低音管等管乐器使用的）双簧
as modifiera double-reed instrument
Example sentencesExamples
The double reed consists of two blades of cane bound together (or a single blade folded over and cut at the fold to separate the two blades) so that they beat against each other, as on shawms, oboes, and bassoons.
This disc presents a selection of his chamber works for double reeds.
Single reeds are the easiest to play, and double reeds are the hardest.
The similarities extend to the harmonic palette and to certain features of orchestration, including the somewhat unusual use of orchestral piano in both scores and a color emphasis on double reeds.
Here the positioning of the melodic instruments, oboes opposite clarinets, allowed telling emphasis to the dialogue of double reeds, oboes and bassoons, especially eloquent in the slow movement.
Definition of double reed in US English:
double reed
noun
Music
A reed with two slightly separated blades, used for playing a wind instrument such as an oboe or bassoon.
〔乐〕（吹奏双簧管或低音管等管乐器使用的）双簧
as modifiera double-reed instrument
Example sentencesExamples
Single reeds are the easiest to play, and double reeds are the hardest.
The double reed consists of two blades of cane bound together (or a single blade folded over and cut at the fold to separate the two blades) so that they beat against each other, as on shawms, oboes, and bassoons.
The similarities extend to the harmonic palette and to certain features of orchestration, including the somewhat unusual use of orchestral piano in both scores and a color emphasis on double reeds.
This disc presents a selection of his chamber works for double reeds.
Here the positioning of the melodic instruments, oboes opposite clarinets, allowed telling emphasis to the dialogue of double reeds, oboes and bassoons, especially eloquent in the slow movement.