Bucium

Bucium [Lat. *buccina], Rom. alphorn used as a signal instr. by shepherds, made in different forms: straight, hooked, or S-shaped, 1½–3 m. (5–10 ft.) long. The bucium is made of 2 hollowed sections of wood, glued together and bound with cherry bark, played with a wooden mouthpiece. In the W. Carpathians only women and girls play it. See also: tulnic (5, 132). Sort by:DefaultAuthorTitleDateAscendingDescending Alexandru, Tiberiu. Instrumentele muzicale ale poporului romîn. Bucharest, 1956…