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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Europe
Greece and area
		pre-history, cornelian intagio (carved jewel)	3-2BC bronze statue			11th c mosaic, Cyprus
19th c former Yugoslavia		dvoyanka, Macedonia	20th c dvojnice Serbia		19th century dvojnice Bosnia	20th c djojnica, Bosnia
		20th c (drone pipe) Croatia	žveglicas, children's toys Croatia
Albania cyla-diare
19th c		1960's
audio and other examples from the region
Czech Republic
1910, Royal Dux, Bohemia
Belgium
1320-30 Ghent, Belgium			1338-1344 Tournai, Belgium
Poland
modern dwojnica
France
1225-1250 Paris, France (possibly reeded instrument)		1275-1325, Toulouse, France	14th c.Finistere, Britanny wood carving		1415-1430, Paris, France
in Bourges
after Clondion (18thc)		after Clondion (18thc)	France	France	20th c. France Samson copy of earlier ceramic figures
Germany
13thc Germany or Scandinavia chess piece		20th c. Volkestedt porcelain			late 18th c
Italy
400-300BC Etruscan votive model	1st 2nd AD Roman bronze figure (restored pipes)		150-200AD Roman statuette			1312 Martini painting
1395 Aretino			1447-50 Donatello		1485-95 Florence, print
1500-05 BM		1465 playing card	1515 BM			1534-6 painting northern Italy
1525 majolica plate			1534-6 painting northern Italy
18th c ring			1700-1880 print
Switzerland
			c1800 akkordflute
	Instruments published 1742 Rome					not known
						Victorian tiles

 

 

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