Tarogato

The Tarogato refers to two different musical instruments, both of them Hungarian. Up to about the 18th Century, the tarogato was a type of shawm, with a double reed. This instrument died out was not made after the 19th Century.

In 1890, a new instrument was invented, which is also called the tarogato. It is uses a single reed, like in a clarinet or saxophone. It is made out of wood and has a conical bore, similar to a saxophone. The whole thing looks like a fat brown clarinet and sounds like a saxophone.