Noun
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dulcian (plural dulcians)
(music) A Renaissance bass woodwind instrument, with a double reed and a folded conical bore
Circumstantial evidence indicates that the baroque bassoon was a newly invented instrument, rather than a simple modification of the old dulcian. Source: Internet
Some historians believe that sometime in the 1650s, Hotteterre conceived the bassoon in four sections (bell, bass joint, boot and wing joint), an arrangement that allowed greater accuracy in machining the bore compared to the one-piece dulcian. Source: Internet
He is infuriated by the slow-witted attitude of the Dulcian people, including his father. Source: Internet
Otherwise, dulcian technique was rather primitive, with eight finger holes and two keys, indicating that it could play in only a limited number of key signatures. Source: Internet
The dulcian came to be known as fagotto in Italy. Source: Internet
The dulcian was not immediately supplanted, but continued to be used well into the 18th century by Bach and others. Source: Internet