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Dulcian meaning

A Renaissance bass woodwind instrument, with a double reed and a folded conical bore

Using Dulcian

  • The main meaning on this page is: A Renaissance bass woodwind instrument, with a double reed and a folded conical bore
  • In the example corpus, dulcian often appears in combinations such as: the dulcian.

Context around Dulcian

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 0 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

old 1× otherwise 1× piece 1×

Often after:

technique 1× came 1×

Sentence patterns with Dulcian

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

one piece dulcian 1× otherwise dulcian technique was 1× the dulcian came to 1× the dulcian was not 1× the old dulcian 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

circumstantial evidence indicates 1× otherwise dulcian technique 1× some historians believe 1× the dulcian came 1× the dulcian was 1×

Common sentence endings:

bach and others 1× fagotto in italy 1× of key signatures 1× one piece dulcian 1× the old dulcian 1×

Words around Dulcian

Just before it in the word index:

dulcet 11 dulce 57 dulbecco 2 dulay 6 dulat 4 dulari 4

Just after it in the word index:

dulcich 14 dulcie 9 dulcimer 14 dulcimers 3 dulcina 2 dulcinea 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadujeevitham 7 aani 7 aapp 7 aarne 7 aaronic 7 aasa 7

Corpus analysis for Dulcian

  • In this selection, "dulcian" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, old, otherwise, piece, technique and came stand out and add context to how "dulcian" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include one piece dulcian and otherwise dulcian technique was. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "dulcian" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aapp, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with dulcian

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The dulcian came to be known as fagotto in Italy. (10 words)

The dulcian was not immediately supplanted, but continued to be used well into the 18th century by Bach and others. (20 words)

Circumstantial evidence indicates that the baroque bassoon was a newly invented instrument, rather than a simple modification of the old dulcian. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

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. (38 words)

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. (26 words)

Circumstantial evidence indicates that the baroque bassoon was a newly invented instrument, rather than a simple modification of the old dulcian. (21 words)

Example sentences (5)

Circumstantial evidence indicates that the baroque bassoon was a newly invented instrument, rather than a simple modification of the old dulcian.

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.

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.

The dulcian came to be known as fagotto in Italy.

The dulcian was not immediately supplanted, but continued to be used well into the 18th century by Bach and others.

Common combinations with dulcian

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "dulcian" in a sentence?
An example: "Circumstantial evidence indicates that the baroque bassoon was a newly invented instrument, rather than a simple modification of the old dulcian." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "dulcian" from authentic English texts.
What does "dulcian" mean?
Dulcian means: A Renaissance bass woodwind instrument, with a double reed and a folded conical bore
How many example sentences with "dulcian" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "dulcian", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.