This article is about the 19th-century French military band instrument. For the ancient Roman military instrument, see Buccina.
The buccin, or buccin à tête de serpent, is a visually distinctive trombone popularized in military bands in France between 1810 and 1845 which subsequently faded into obscurity. It should not be confused with another instrument also called "buccin", revived in France in 1791 and modeled after the ancient Roman buccina which could deliver only four distinct notes.
In the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, Arnold Myers[1] devotes but two sentences to this type of buccin: "A form of trombone with a bell terminating in a stylized serpent's or dragon's head, often with a metal tongue, free to flap, protruding. Berlioz scored for buccin in the Kyrie and 'Resurrexit' of his Messe solennelle of 1824."
The exact date of the invention of the buccin has not been documented and apart from Berlioz's Messe, there is little in the way of surviving music for it. Yet we do know that the buccin was popularized in military bands in France between 1810 and 1845. Parades, outdoor festivals and civic celebrations were an important part of French cultural life from the time of the Revolution (1789) through most of the 19th century. The visual appeal of band members in uniform playing instruments with zoomorphic heads (in addition to the buccin, serpents, bass horns, bassoons and Russian bassoons—a form of upright serpent—all were made with decorative bells) was indisputable and manufacturers were quick to supply more and more exotic designs. The buccin bell was often vividly painted red, green and gold and the protruding metal tongue included by many makers would flap while marching and playing.[citation needed]
The sound of the buccin is something of a cross between a trombone and a French horn. At soft volumes it has a very warm, delicate sound because the bell is made of hammered tin or very thin brass. But it is also capable of an extreme fortissimo. Not everyone agrees on how to pronounce the name of the instrument, with variants including "boo-san", "bue-san", "boo-seen", "buk-kin" and "buck-sin".[citation needed]
There are more than 60 buccins in museums throughout the United States and Europe.[2]. When the International Trombone Association was founded in 1972, it chose the buccin for its logo, after an instrument owned by New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. Lyon (France) seems to have been a center of buccin manufacturing with buccins made there currently on display in Paris (Dubois & Couturier) and Boston (Tabard). The photo above shows Douglas Yeo with a buccin made by another Lyon maker, François Sautermeister (c. 1830) that was restored in 2004 (and a new slide made after historical models) by James Becker of Osmun Music. Beautiful buccins by Guichard (Paris) are on display in Edinburgh and Brussels and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has an extensive collection of buccins made in France, Italy and Belgium. John Webb, an English maker, has made modern reproduction buccins, one of which may be heard played by Ben Peck of Berlioz Historical Brass on Clifford Bevan's "Les Mots de Berlioz" on the CD Le Monde du Serpent.[3] Stephen Wick played buccin on the premier recording of Berlioz's Messe under John Eliot Gardiner.
buccin, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, january, 2017, lear. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Buccin news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article is about the 19th century French military band instrument For the ancient Roman military instrument see Buccina The buccin or buccin a tete de serpent is a visually distinctive trombone popularized in military bands in France between 1810 and 1845 which subsequently faded into obscurity It should not be confused with another instrument also called buccin revived in France in 1791 and modeled after the ancient Roman buccina which could deliver only four distinct notes BuccinBuccin in the musical instrument collection of the Landesmuseum Wurttemberg StuttgartBrass instrumentClassificationWindBrassAerophoneHornbostel Sachs classification423 22 Sliding aerophone sounded by lip vibration Playing rangeF2 to B 4Related instrumentsTrombone Natural trumpet Bucina Douglas Yeo with a buccinIn the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians Arnold Myers 1 devotes but two sentences to this type of buccin A form of trombone with a bell terminating in a stylized serpent s or dragon s head often with a metal tongue free to flap protruding Berlioz scored for buccin in the Kyrie and Resurrexit of his Messe solennelle of 1824 The exact date of the invention of the buccin has not been documented and apart from Berlioz s Messe there is little in the way of surviving music for it Yet we do know that the buccin was popularized in military bands in France between 1810 and 1845 Parades outdoor festivals and civic celebrations were an important part of French cultural life from the time of the Revolution 1789 through most of the 19th century The visual appeal of band members in uniform playing instruments with zoomorphic heads in addition to the buccin serpents bass horns bassoons and Russian bassoons a form of upright serpent all were made with decorative bells was indisputable and manufacturers were quick to supply more and more exotic designs The buccin bell was often vividly painted red green and gold and the protruding metal tongue included by many makers would flap while marching and playing citation needed Bell of a buccin MDMB 369 1800 1860 in the musical instrument collection of the Museu de la Musica de Barcelona The sound of the buccin is something of a cross between a trombone and a French horn At soft volumes it has a very warm delicate sound because the bell is made of hammered tin or very thin brass But it is also capable of an extreme fortissimo Not everyone agrees on how to pronounce the name of the instrument with variants including boo san bue san boo seen buk kin and buck sin citation needed There are more than 60 buccins in museums throughout the United States and Europe 2 When the International Trombone Association was founded in 1972 it chose the buccin for its logo after an instrument owned by New England Conservatory of Music in Boston Lyon France seems to have been a center of buccin manufacturing with buccins made there currently on display in Paris Dubois amp Couturier and Boston Tabard The photo above shows Douglas Yeo with a buccin made by another Lyon maker Francois Sautermeister c 1830 that was restored in 2004 and a new slide made after historical models by James Becker of Osmun Music Beautiful buccins by Guichard Paris are on display in Edinburgh and Brussels and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has an extensive collection of buccins made in France Italy and Belgium John Webb an English maker has made modern reproduction buccins one of which may be heard played by Ben Peck of Berlioz Historical Brass on Clifford Bevan s Les Mots de Berlioz on the CD Le Monde du Serpent 3 Stephen Wick played buccin on the premier recording of Berlioz s Messe under John Eliot Gardiner References edit Myers 2001 Carter 1998 page needed Le Monde du Serpent Sources Carter Stewart 1 January 1998 Early trombones in America s Shrine to Music Museum Historic Brass Society Journal 92 115 Myers Arnold 2001 Buccin ii The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians second edition edited by Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell London Macmillan Further reading editMarcuse Sibyl 1964 Buccine Musical Instruments A Comprehensive Dictionary full citation needed External links edit nbsp Media related to Buccin at Wikimedia Commons Douglas Yeo performs period instruments for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and early music groups Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Buccin amp oldid 1154751515, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
