Buccina

Buccina
Ludovisi Battle sarcophagus: Detail roman wearing mail, and above him a cornicen, a junior officer who communicated signals with the military horn or buccina

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. An aeneator who blew a buccina was called a "buccinator" or "bucinator" (Latin: buccinātor, būcinātor).

  1. ^ Pagliaro, Michael J. (2016-03-16). Basic Elements of Music: A Primer for Musicians, Music Teachers, and Students. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-4422-5780-1.