The Giants of the Dulcian Family: An Exploration of the <em>Doppel Fagott</em> and <em>Fagotcontra</em> in the Writings of Michael Praetorius

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  • Wouter Verschuren Royal College of Music, London and Koninklijk Conservatorium Den Haag

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3986/dmd15.1-2.06

Keywords:

dulcian, Doppel Fagott, Fagotcontra, Michael Praetorius, Syntagma musicum

Abstract

Large dulcians were prominent members of the bass group in music of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. This article focuses on the Doppel Fagott and the Fagotcontra as described by Michael Praetorius in his Syntagma musicum.

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Published

2019-10-30

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Verschuren, W. (2019). The Giants of the Dulcian Family: An Exploration of the <em>Doppel Fagott</em> and <em>Fagotcontra</em> in the Writings of Michael Praetorius. De Musica Disserenda, 15(1-2), 125–136. https://doi.org/10.3986/dmd15.1-2.06

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Vol. 15 No. 1-2 (2019)

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