Talk:Rauschpfeife

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[edit] why its name?

Rauschen seems to mean "hiss" or "rustle" in German, yet this instrument is said to be louder than a crumhorn. I'm trying to figure out why it has its name, or what's the best translation of "rauschen" to describe this instrument. Apparently the sound in the overblowing range is very unique, which may be where the "rausch" comes in. Maybe the best translation is "noise pipe"?


--Sonjaaa 20:22, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

According to Grove the name comes from "medieval Ger. rusch, also Middle High Ger. rus: ‘reed’, ‘cane’, and pfeife: ‘pipe’", so it makes sense that in Modern German Rausch means rustle, but in old German it meant reed. Mak (talk) 21:07, 11 October 2006 (UTC)