在游吟音乐开始风行的中世纪初,希腊和罗马乐手既弹奏里拉(lyre)又吹奏本民族管乐器。排箫就是所谓的民族木管乐器之一。在罗马,排箫似乎并不重要,简直可以与一些粗俗的乐器,诸如菖蒲茎(calamus)、喙管(fistula)、燕麦笛相提并论。但自意大利北部至欧洲内地,排箫逐渐受到重视,经常在宴会上使用,位于七弦竖琴的旁边。此外,号角单簧管以及2—3孔的骨质或芦质弗拉佐莱笛(flageolet),中世纪初也开始在欧洲被使用。据一些绘画记载,木管号——指孔牛角 At the beginning of the medieval Middle Ages, the musicians of Greece and Rome played both the lyre and the folk wind instruments. Pan flute is one of the so-called national woodwind instruments. Panpipes do not seem to matter in Rome and can be compared to vulgar instruments such as calamus, fistula and oatmeal. However, from northern Italy to the mainland of Europe, Panpipes are gaining importance and are often used at parties, next to the seven-stringed harp. In addition, horn clarinetus and 2-3 holes of bone or reed flamenco (flageolet), the beginning of the Middle Ages also began to be used in Europe. According to some painting records, wood tube number - refers to the hole horns