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

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.

Keywords

• dulcian
• doppel fagott
• fagotcontra
• michael praetorius
• syntagma musicum