Dulcian

Dulcian (Ger.: Dulzian), 1. organ stop of funnel-shaped open flue pipes of medium scale. According to Praetorius, it was invented by Nicolaus Maass, in imitation of the Dulzian. Adlung characterizes it as penetrating in tone. Usually at 8' pitch, it occurred also at 4' pitch; 2. organ stop of reed pipes which first appears ca. 1500, usually at 16' pitch, rarely 32' or 4'. Numerous variants of the word occur: dolzan, dulcan, dolcan, etc. Also called fagotto; 3. 19th-c. Engl. translation of the…