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{{wiktionarypar|musette}}
:''For the smaller version of the oboe sometimes also called "musette," see ].''
'''Musette''' may refer to:


* ], a musical instrument in the bagpipe family
'''Musette''' can refer to several things:
* ], a musical instrument in the woodwind family

* ], a style of French music
*A type of bellows blown ] found in rural ]; also called ]). It experienced a brief popularity amongst the ] (along with other "peasant" instruments like the ]) in ] France.

*An air or dance written for the musette (bagpipe) mentioned above, or a ] piece in imitation of the instrument. Imitative musettes were written by ] and ] for ], and by ] for ].

*A keyless folk ] or ] used in various regional folk music traditions of France. Most forms are tuned several notes higher than the modern ]. Some oboe makers also produce a ] of the musette (pitched in E♭ or F above the oboe) which is also sometimes called "]."

*The tuning used in ]s, also called "wet" tuning, where two or more sets of reeds are tuned slightly off pitch from each other, giving a ] effect. True musette tuning uses three reeds, one "on pitch", one slightly below, and one slightly above; however, many accordions only use two sets of reeds tuned slightly apart from one other. The degree of "wetness" is determined by how far apart the reeds are tuned. Musette can also mean a register setting of two middle reeds together (two "clarinet" reeds equaling a "violin" reed) plus a higher octave reed, producing a pleasant, bright sound that is associated with French accordion music.

*A style of French popular music featuring the accordion, which flourished in the ], ], and ]. See ].

*In cycling, a bag containing food handed out in a feed zone of a multi-] such as the ].

*During ], a type of ] used by American soldiers.


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