Catalan shawm

These shawms are usually used with other instruments to accompany the traditional Catalan circle dance, the Sardana.

Both of these resemble shawms from other parts of Spain, such as the dolçaina of Aragon and Valencia, and both employ open fingering.

Shawms normally have a larger bore, which makes them louder and more suitable than the oboe for outdoor playing.

It was the goals of easier fingering, better intonation, and a sound and volume level more suitable for indoor use that prompted the innovations that turned the shawm into the oboe.

The tible and tenora, however, were modernized with a modified bore and fully chromatic keywork without giving up their place in traditional bands and at festivals.