‖ doppione, n. Early Mus.
(dɔppiˈoːne, dɒpɪˈəʊnɪ)
Also doppion (ˈdɒpɪɒn). Pl. doppioni.
[It., f. doppio double.]
A double-bore woodwind instrument of the Italian Renaissance.
| 1953 Galpin Soc. Jrnl. vi. 99 As each instrument is two instruments in one, Zacconi's doppioni of the same epoch and locality leap to the mind. 1955 [see krummhorn n.]. 1964 S. Marcuse Mus. Instruments 150/2 As the doppione had a compass of a 9th, it was probably furnished with a double reed and wind cap and had a cylindrical bore. 1976 D. Munrow Instruments Middle Ages & Renaissance vi. 50/4 [Rainer Weber and J. H. Van der Meer] conclude that the two bores of the doppioni were alternatives, designed to be played separately. 1978 New Statesman 10 Nov. 622/2 Sordumes and Doppions are obsolete wind instruments described in Michael Praetorius' Syntagma Musicum of 1619... There is no German equivalent for the Italian Doppioni. 1982 B. Boydell Crumhorn & Other Renaissance Windcap Instruments x. 373 The Doppioni..appear to have been a late Italian Renaissance experiment in combining two instruments in one to give the player a choice of alternative ranges... The windcap principle was not an essential part of the design. |