Look up: bassoon

1. bassoon
   [n] - a double-reed instrument
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2. Bassoon
   Bas·soon' noun [ French basson , from basse bass; or perhaps from bas son low sound. See Bass a part in music. ] (Mus.) A wind instrument of the double reed kind, furnished with holes, which are stopped by the fingers...
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3. bassoon
   noun a double-reed instrument; the tenor of the oboe family
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4. Bassoon
   • (n.) A wind instrument of the double reed kind, furnished with holes, which are stopped by the fingers, and by keys, as in flutes. It forms the natural bass to the oboe, clarinet, etc.
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5. bassoon
   the principal tenor and bass instrument of the orchestral woodwind family. The bassoon`s reed is made by bending double a shaped strip of cane. Its ... [3 related articles]
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6. Bassoon
   A bassoon is a wooden double-reed wind musical instrument invented in the 16th century by Afranio. It is furnished with holes, which are stopped by the fingers, and by keys, as in flutes, and forms the natural bass to the oboe, clarinet, etc. The bassoon covers three octaves and for convenience of c...
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7. bassoon
   bassoon (băsOOn') , double-reed woodwind instrument that plays in the bass and tenor registers. Its 8-ft (2.4-m) conical tube is bent double, the instrument thus being about 4 ft (1.2 m) high. It evolved from earlier double-reed instruments in the 16th cent. and by 1600 was common througho...
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8. bassoon
   Double-reed woodwind instrument in C. It is the bass of the oboe family and lowest sounding of the four main orchestral woodwinds (the flute, clarinet, oboe, and bassoon). It doubles back on itself in a conical tube about 2.5 m/7.5 ft long and has a rich, deep tone. The bassoon concert repert...
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9. Bassoon
   ). Bassoons are double reed instruments like the oboe and the English horn. The modern bassoon is generally made of maple, or plastic for beginners, with medium-hardness types such as sycamore maple and sugar maple preferred. Less-expensive models are also made of materials such as polypropylene and...
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