Important excerpts for this instrument include the main melody of "The Kalendar Prince" from Scheherazade and the opening to the overture of The Marriage of Figaro, where it plays along with strings.
Major composers of solo repertoire for this instrument include Ludwig Milde and Julius Weissenborn. A march is this instrument's variation in The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra. The most famous orchestral solo for this instrument, probably intended for its "French" variety, begins with a fermata on high C, followed by a mordent on B. The dulcian was the Renaissance precursor to this instrument, which is now generally made according to the Heckel system and features a "pancake key." Important excerpts for this instrument include the main melody of "The Kalendar Prince" from Scheherazade and the opening to the overture of The Marriage of Figaro, where it plays along with strings. A solo by this instrument begins "The Adoration of the Earth," the first section of Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring. For 10 points, identify this low-pitched double-reed woodwind.
Major composers of solo repertoire for this instrument include Ludwig Milde and Julius Weissenborn.
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