Editing Shawm (section)

===Dulcian/bassoon===
The 16th-century proclivity for building instruments in a full range of sizes was naturally extended to the shawm, but the extreme length of pipe of the bass instruments meant that few were built and played, due to their cumbersome size.{{citation needed|date=June 2019}} A solution was devised whereby the bore was in effect "folded back" upon itself, creating a much more manageable instrument. The new instrument is often referred to as the [[dulcian]], and was called ''curtal'' in England,<ref>{{Cite book |last=Jeffery |first=Kite-Powell |author-link=Jeffery T. Kite-Powell |url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/707212741 |title=A performer's guide to seventeenth-century music |date=2012 |publisher=Indiana University Press |isbn=978-0-253-35706-9 |editor-last=Carter |editor-first=Stewart |series=Publications of the Early Music Institute |location=Bloomington |oclc=707212741 |editor-last2=Kite-Powell |editor-first2=Jeffery T.}}</ref> {{lang|de|fagott}} or {{lang|it|fagotto}} in Germany and Italy, and {{lang|es|bajón}} in Spain.{{citation needed|date=June 2019}} The dulcian, like the first oboes, employed direct lip-to-reed contact, which allowed for much greater control over the sound than was offered by shawms. This led to the dulcian becoming very popular, serving as a bass both to the other shawms and even to indoor ensembles that did not feature shawms, afforded by its ability to play quietly. The dulcian was the forerunner to the [[bassoon]], which like the oboe was a Baroque invention.{{citation needed|date=June 2019}}