Dulcian
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The dulcian is a Renaissance woodwind instrument, with a double reed and a folded conical bore. Equivalent terms include English: curtal, German: Dulzian, French: douçaine, Dutch: dulciaan, Italian: d
Dulcian, 1700, Museu de la Música de Barcelona
Bass version of dulcian, far left. Other instruments include shawms, a cornett and a sackbutt.
Soprano, G-alto, F-alto, tenor and bass dulcians from the Brussels collection
Bassoon
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The bassoon is a musical instrument in the woodwind family, which plays in the tenor and bass ranges. It is composed of six pieces, and is usually made of wood. It is known for its distinctive tone co
Dulcian
…curtal, German: Dulzian, French: douçaine, Dutch: dulciaan, Italian: dulciana, Spanish: bajón, and Portuguese: baixão. The predecessor of the modern bassoon, it flourished between 1550 and 1700, but was probably invented earlier. Towards the end of this period it co-existed with, and was then superseded by…
Bassoon reeds are usually around 5.5 cm (2.2 in) in length and wrapped in thread.
Detail of binding around base of reed.
Dulcians and racketts, from the Syntagma musicum by Michael Praetorius.
Heckel system bassoon from 1870