Buccine

Buccine (Fr.) [Lat. *buccina], 1. horn of med. Europe, of horn or wood, a signal instr. later imitated in metal. In 1372 it was defined as “une petite trompe de corne ou de boys ou d'arain” (a little trompe of horn or wood or bronze). Cf. buisine; 2. in the early 19th c. the old term was revived by Belgian instr. makers and used for a fanciful trombone with upturned bell terminating in a serpent's head. It had a short existence in European military bands and was also known as trombone buccin à…