A buccina (Latin: buccina) or bucina (Latin: būcina; Ancient Greek: βυκάνη), anglicized buccin or bucine, is a brass instrument that was used in the ancient Roman army, [1] similar to the cornu.

…the animal horn was the buccina, which was originally an ox’s horn, sometimes supplied with a mouthpiece. Although ostensibly the buccina was a shepherd’s instrument, it had a bronze counterpart that was suitably decorated for use in the Roman army.

BUCCINA (more correctly Bucina, Gr. (VK'Lvrl, connected with bucca, cheek, and Gr. ß50), a brass wind instrument extensively used in the ancient Roman army. The Roman instrument consisted of a brass tube measuring some 11 to 12 ft. in length, of narrow cylindrical bore, and played by means of a cup-shaped mouthpiece.

Latin buccina, bucina, from bu- (from bov-, bos head of cattle) + -cina (from canere to sing, play) Expand your vocabulary and dive deeper into language with Merriam-Webster Unabridged. …

2024年11月19日 · The buccina (or “horn”) was similar to the cornu, but smaller and had more of a flare on the bell. This horn appears to have been primarily reserved for signals in camp, such as “change shifts” for the guards, “wake up,” and “meal time.”

(more correctly Bucina, Gr. (VK'Lvrl, connected with bucca, cheek, and Gr. ß50), a brass wind instrument extensively used in the ancient Roman army. The Roman instrument consisted of a brass tube measuring some 11 to 12 ft. in length, of narrow cylindrical bore, and played by means of a cup-shaped mouthpiece.

2003年3月26日 · Most sources describe Buccina as an obsolete synonym for the Posaune, used, according to Audsley, by certain Italian builders. The name was originally given to a shepherd's horn formed of an ox horn, from the Latin bucca, meaning “cheek” (puffed out).

Buccina (more correctly Būcĭna, Gr. βυκάνη, connected with bucca, cheek, and Gr. βύζω, a brass wind instrument extensively used in the ancient Roman army.

The buccina, in respect of its technical construction and acoustic properties, was the ancestor of both trumpet and trombone; the connexion is further established by the derivation of the words Sackbut and Posaune (the German for trombone) from buccina.

Most sources describe Buccina as an obsolete synonym for the Posaune, used, according to Audsley, by certain Italian builders. The name was originally given to a shepherd's horn formed of an ox horn, from the Latin bucca, meaning cheek (puffed out).