Dulcian - Wikipedia 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: dulciana, Spanish: bajón, and Portuguese: baixão
Curtal | Renaissance, Double Reed Woodwind | Britannica Curtal, Renaissance-era musical instrument and predecessor of the bassoon, with a double-back bore cut from a single piece of wood and built in sizes from treble to double bass (sometimes called the double curtal in England and the Choristfagott in Germany)
curtal - Wiktionary, the free dictionary Adjective curtal (comparative more curtal, superlative most curtal) (obsolete) Of horses, having a docked tail (now rare) Physically shortened; short
Curtal - Instruments of the world The Curtal, or dulzian, is a gentle-sounding woodwind instrument, which featured prominently in the development of the bassoon It was at the height of its popularity in 17th-century Europe, and was played in early wind ensembles
Bass and Tenor Curtals Both instruments are pitched at either A-440Hz or A-466Hz and built with the standard two brass keys under key covers They are available in cherrywood, pearwood or maple This 3-piece jointed 18th Century bass curtal accompanied by a bocal is based on the instrument in the Borja Cathedral Museum
Curtal, Dulcian, Bajón Organists’ Review“Highly recommended, this deserves to become a standard reference text ”The Galpin Society Journal
Curtal (Renaissance) – Early Music Instrument Database The curtal or Dulzian (often rendered in English as dulcian) seems to be the first woodwind instrument to be double-bored, that is, to have its trunk of wood bored through in two places with a connection at the bottom so that the tube doubles back on itself