double pipes gallery

associated pipes - double pipes

gallery - a randam selection of images

compiled by Frances
under construction

Double pipes, or two pipes played at the same time, are found in sculptures, paintings, stained glass, religious manuscripts and archaeology dating back into pre-history, right up to the present day. Sometimes the two pipes are exactly the same; other images show two slightly different shapes, one playing the tune and the other a drone pipe.

It is impossible to see the mouth-piece on some of these images: some may be duct flutes, others may have single or double reeds or be trumpets. If you have information on the mouth-piece of any of these instruments I would be grateful to know.

I have not included images where it is definately not a variety of duct-flute without keys. Around 1810 an English instrument maker, William Bainbridge, patented a keyed double flageolet which consisted of two English flageolets joined together so that the player could harmonise the tunes that s/he played. Flageolets are therefore not included here.

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UK
	12th c Barfrestone, Kent		13th century, Lincoln Cathedral, Lincolnshire	13th c. Hanwell, Oxfordshire
	1225-50 manuscript, St Albans		double pipe and bells information to follow
	1300 England, manuscript		1320 Luttrel Psalter
				1326 Holkham Bible
	1309-1349 Beverley Minster stone carving 1		1309-1349 Beverley Minster stone carving 2	pew end
	1325-50 manuscript Psalter	1325-50 manuscript Psalter 2	14th c Winchester Cathedral misericord	14th c Winchester Cathedral misericord 2 (copy)
	1495 manuscript, London		All Saints Church, Chevening, Suffolk	15th c. Elkestone Church, Gloucs
	1585 print, London		early 18th c Fairleigh Hungerford Church, wood carving (poss. trumpets)	1783 satirical print, BM
	1862 Selsey Church, Gloucs, stained glass		1864 porcelain vase, BM	1870 stained glass
	All Saints, Cambs, stained glass		1880-1915 wallpaper	1880-1915 wallpaper
	19th c drawing		20th c David Munrow	21st c classical flowerpot on pedestal, Surrey

Videos: 1.
2. - Tre Fontane, anon 14th century
3. - how to play the double whistle
4. - double flute of Rajasthan

worldwide
*Arabic countries*
945-525BC statuette Egypt		900-700BC box, Lebanon	8th c BC Syria	8th-6th BC Pheonicia
200AD south Iraq			150BC Iraq (with drum)
Greece and area
pre-history, cornelian intagio (carved jewel)		575-525BC, (double-reeded pipes)		3-2BC bronze statue
dvoyanka, Macedonia		20th c djojnica, Bosnia		20th c dvojnice Serbia
			20th c Croatia (drone pipe)
audio and other examples from the region
Czech Republic
figure, Royal Dux, Bohemia
*Belgium*
1320-30 Ghent, Belgium		1338-1344 Tournai, Belgium
*Bulgaria*
(sound)		(sound)		dvoyanka

*Poland*

modern dwojnica
*Russia*
Svirel, Russia
*Belarus*
2 different lengths
France
1275-1325, Toulouse, France		14th c.Finistere, Britanny wood carving		after Clondion (18thc)
1415-1430, Paris, France manuscript		20th c. France Samson copy of earlier ceramic figures		after Clondion (18thc)

Germany
20th c. Volkestedt porcelain
*Italy*
400-300BC Etruscan, votive model	1st 2nd AD Roman bronze figure (restored pipes)	1312 Martini painting		1465 playing card
1395 Aretino		1485-95 Florence, print		1447-50 Donatello
1500-05 BM		1515 BM		1700-1880 print
18th c ring
Americas
Maya style, Mesoamerica		double native American		double native American
Mexico (sound)
Asia
Tipolo nose flutes, Taiwan		Ney, China (brought from Egypt)

*Africa*
cane pipes with horn bell Morocco
India and area
2nd c, India		Satara, India (probably reeded pipes)

2nd-3rd century NW Frontier, Pakistan
			double flute, one pipe a drone video by langa community, here and here
21st century	Algoza (double flute of Rajasthan), video duet
1975 doneli Baluchistan, Pakistan/Iran/Afganistan	another doneli [ two separate pipes, one a drone]		flute doneli audio
not known
Victorian tiles		21st century desert