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PRONUNCIATION OF DULCIAN

dulcian  [ˈdʌlsɪən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DULCIAN

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Dulcian is a noun.
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WHAT DOES DULCIAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

dulcian

Dulcian

The dulcian is a Renaissance woodwind instrument, with a double reed and a folded conical bore. Equivalent terms include "curtal" in English, "dulzian" in German, "bajón" in Spanish, "douçaine"' in French, "dulciaan" in Dutch, and "dulciana" in Italian. 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 Towards the end of this period it co-existed with, and was then superseded by the baroque bassoon, although it continued to be used in Spain until early in the twentieth century. It was played in both secular and sacred contexts, throughout northern and western Europe, as well as in the New World.

Definition of dulcian in the English dictionary

The first definition of dulcian in the dictionary is an organ-stop consisting of pipes made of reeds. Other definition of dulcian is a group of reed pipes in a musical instrument that produce a sound similar to that made by a bassoon. Dulcian is also a Renaissance wooden wind instrument that was the precursor to the bassoon.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DULCIAN


Albigensian
ˌælbɪˈdʒɛnsɪən
basion
ˈbeɪsɪən
Cappadocian
ˌkæpəˈdəʊsɪən
ceratopsian
ˌsɛrəˈtɒpsɪən
Circassian
sɜːˈkæsɪən
enzian
ˈɛntsɪən
Gaussian
ˈɡaʊsɪən
halcyon
ˈhælsɪən
Hertzian
ˈhɜːtsɪən
hessian
ˈhɛsɪən
Joycean
ˈdʒɔɪsɪən
laodicean
ˌleɪəʊdɪˈsɪən
Lucian
ˈluːsɪən
Lycian
ˈlɪsɪən
Marxian
ˈmɑːksɪən
Ossian
ˈɒsɪən
Piscean
ˈpaɪsɪən
Premonstratensian
ˌpriːˌmɒnstrəˈtɛnsɪən
Procyon
ˈprəʊsɪən
Waldensian
wɒlˈdensɪən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DULCIAN

dulcamara
dulcet
dulcetly
dulcetness
dulciana
dulcification
dulcified
dulcifies
dulcifluous
dulcify
dulciloquy
dulcimer
dulcinea
dulcite
dulcitude
dule
dulia
dull
dull-witted
dullard

WORDS THAT END LIKE DULCIAN

Andalucian
beautician
clinician
consultant physician
dietician
electrician
Galician
geriatrician
Grecian
lab technician
magician
mathematician
musician
obstetrician
optician
pediatrician
physician
politician
statistician
technician

Synonyms and antonyms of dulcian in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «dulcian» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DULCIAN

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The translations of dulcian from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dulcian» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

dulcian
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bajón
570 millions of speakers

English

dulcian
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

dulcian
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

dulcian
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

dulcian
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dulcian
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

dulcian
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dulcian
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dulcian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Dulzian
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

dulcian
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

dulcian
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dulcian
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dulcian
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

dulcian
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दुलसियन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dulcian
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dulciana
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dulcian
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

dulcian
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dulcian
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

dulcian
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dulcian
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dulcian
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dulcian
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dulcian

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DULCIAN»

The term «dulcian» is used very little and occupies the 155.966 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DULCIAN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dulcian

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DULCIAN»

Discover the use of dulcian in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dulcian and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Performance Practice: A Dictionary-guide for Musicians
The bassoon has taken various forms since the 16th century, from the one-piece * dulcian and a jointed instrument with a few keys to the modern French and German makes. For the historical bassoonist a recurrent problem is the fitting of a  ...
Roland John Jackson, 2005
2
Oracle PL / SQL For Dummies
He works as a Development DBA at Dulcian, Inc. Michael is responsible for system tuning and application architecture. He also supports Dulcian developers by writing complex PL/SQL routines and researching new features. He is a frequent ...
Michael Rosenblum, Paul Dorsey, 2011
3
The Bassoon
A kingdom nearly encircled by Habsburg powers, France was politically isolated during the era of the dulcian. Possibly for this reason, there is no evidence of dulcian use at the French court. Nor were dulcians used in Parisian churches, which ...
James B. Kopp, 2012
4
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Dulcian [ML990.C (History)] [M T553.C (Instruction)] UF Curtal Dolcian Dolcino Dolzoni Dulzian BT Bassoon Dulcian music [M1 10.D] Here are entered compositions not in a specific form or of a specific type for solo dulcian, and collections of ...
Library of Congress, 2006
5
Organ-Stops and Their Artistic Registration
Organists have to learn what tonal wonders lie in refined registration into which such voices enter with tonal effects absolutely unknown to them on the noisy Organs of to-day. DULCIAN, DOLCIAN, Ger.—The name given to a lingual stop ...
George Ashdown Audsley, 2013
6
The Royal Chapel in the Time of the Habsburgs: Music and ...
... 44,982 « 44,982 Abolish the post Double bassplayer 133,790 - Dulcian player 252,382 140,182 Retire Dulcian player 88,774 - Dulcian player 238,374 149,600 Retire or accommodate in the royal household Dulcian player 88,774 - Dulcian ...
Juan José Carreras López, Bernardo José García García, Tess Knighton, 2005
7
The Musical Dialogue: Thoughts on Monteverdi, Bach, and Mozart
In this piece, an eight-bar figure in quarter notes, "custom-designed" for the dulcian, recurs five times, expressing the perseverance of the journey to Jerusalem. Such figures were later called andante basses. The double-choir movements are ...
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Reinhard G. Pauly, 1997
8
The Organ As a Mirror of Its Time : North European ...
TABLE 2-1 Harald Vogels Registration for Dieterich Buxtehude, N1/mfreut euch lielaen Christen g'mein Schnitger Organ in St. lacobi, Hamburg Time Action 00: 00 RP Dulcian 16', Principal 8', Octava 4', Octava 2', Sitfloit 1'/1', Sexquialtera W ...
University of Rochester Kerala J. Snyder Professor Emerita of Musicology at The Eastman School of Music, 2002
9
The Baroque Clarinet
84-5) believes the sordun in Salzburg dates from not later than the beginning of the century (see also Langwill 1980: 97 and Young 1982b: 76). It is made in the form of a dulcian — in one piece with two parallel bores which double back so that ...
Albert R. Rice, 1992
10
Oracle developer advanced forms & reports
The hands-on template form, a partially built application that developers canuse, is the keystone of this title.
Peter Koletzke, Paul Dorsey, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DULCIAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dulcian is used in the context of the following news items.
1
NJII HealthIT Connections Program-Applications Open
More impressively, Dulcian was able to leverage one of the strategic connections made by NJII to secure a new client which they expect to ... «NIJT News, Jul 15»
2
Concert review: Fete Royale's throwback to the French renaissance …
... opportunity to witness a performance on period instruments such as the shawm and dulcian, as well as dancers clad in elaborate costumes. «The Straits Times, Jun 15»
3
Seraphic Fire wraps season with Kile Smith's ethereal “Vespers”
... obscure plucked instruments, various types of recorders—some carried names such as sackbut and quartbass, bass dulcian and alto shawm. «South Florida Classical Review, May 15»
4
Tacoma native Anna Marsh brings the rarely-heard Renaissance …
Tacoma native Anna Marsh brings the rarely-heard Renaissance dulcian to Salish Sea Early Music Festival concerts this month. By Rosemary ... «TheNewsTribune.com, May 15»
5
John Eliot Gardiner Works His Magic in L'Orfeo
The orchestra was completely decked out with four chitarrones, two harpsichords, two chamber organs, a regal, a harp, a dulcian, recorders, ... «San Francisco Classical Voice, Apr 15»
6
Blue Heron melds Petrarch's poetry, Renaissance music
... (for a large-scale early 16th-century English Mass), and it adds instruments (slide trumpet, trombone, fiddle, harp, dulcian) when appropriate. «Press & Sun-Bulletin, Apr 15»
7
Delights Alla Turca
... trumpet, dulcian); and George Lernis and Bertram Lehmann, superb on percussion (small kettledrums, bass drum, hourglass-shaped drum, ... «The Boston Musical Intelligencer, Apr 15»
8
Montana Early Music Festival celebrates the music of Spain
Hamilton Baroque flautist Alex Shaffer will be joined by William Adams of Boulder, Colorado, on various early winds (dulcian, recorder, ... «Helena Independent Record, Apr 15»
9
Around the Town published Friday, April 3
... winds (dulcian, recorder and traverso). They are planning a concert of lively Spanish dances, and variations on the famous La Follia theme. «Helena Independent Record, Apr 15»
10
Quicksilver will take the Stage at Kahilu
The rest of the group includes Greg Ingles on the trombone, David Morris on the viola da gamba and cello, Dominic Teresi on the dulcian, Avi ... «Big Island Now, Mar 15»

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