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bassoon
[ ba-soon, buh- ]
noun
- a large woodwind instrument of low range, with a doubled tube and a curved metal crook to which a double reed is attached.
bassoon
/ bəˈsuːn /
noun
- a woodwind instrument, the tenor of the oboe family. Range: about three and a half octaves upwards from the B flat below the bass staff
- an orchestral musician who plays the bassoon
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Derived Forms
- basˈsoonist, noun
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Other Words From
- bas·soonist noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bassoon1
C18: from French basson , from Italian bassone , from basso deep; see base ²
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Example Sentences
And he played, with variations, an imaginary tune On the buttons of his waistcoat, like a jocular bassoon.
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Grandfather Tootle, the bassoon, spends his time in dozing: all you can hear from him is an occasional snore.
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Had there been a wedding guest present, he would hardly have repined in not being able to obey the summons of the loud bassoon.
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Mhler remembered that at one of the general rehearsals the third bassoon was absent; at which Beethoven fretted and fumed.
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It was told by Mittag, a bassoon player who had taken part in a performance of the Septet at a concert on December 11.
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