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Bassoon

The bassoon is a musical instrument in the woodwind family, which plays in the tenor and bass ranges. It is composed of six pieces, and is usually made of wood. It is known for its distinctive tone color, wide range, versatility, and virtuosity. It is a non-transposing instrument and typically its music is written in the bass and tenor clefs, and…

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Developed
Early 18th century
Hornbostel–Sachs classification
422.112–71 (Double-reeded aerophone with keys)

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related to Further reading · 61
Bassoon → Ages, Anthony, Bassoon Playing, Character, Charles Scribner's Sons, Construction, Creation, Domínguez Moreno, Evanston, Frederick, George, Helsinki, IL, In Peyser, International Double Reed Society, ISBN, ISSN, Its History, James, Jansen
related to Sources · 50
Bassoon → An Analysis, An Exploration, Bassoon Reed Making, Bundle, Charles Double Reed Co, Contrabassoon, DMA, Duet Repertoire, Early Music, Eastern Illinois University, FagotAielier Maarten Vonk, Glickman, Grove Music Online, Hall, Indiana University Press, Its Literature, James, Joy, July, Kopp
related to Popular music · 39
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related to Jazz · 38
Bassoon → Alec Wilder, Alexandre Ouzounoff, Alexandre Silvério, American, Anthony Braxton, Bassoonist Karen Borca, Bergen, Brazilian, Buffet, Chick Corea, Corea, Daniel Smith, Frank Tiberi, French, Garvin Bushell, Hubert Laws, Illinois Jacquet, It, James Lassen, Javier Abad
related to 20th and 21st century ensembles · 26
Bassoon → As, At, Berceuse, Composers, E-flat, Examples, Greater, Igor Stravinsky's Rite, In, In Sergei Prokofiev's Peter, Jean Sibelius, Marcel Tabuteau's, Maurice Ravel's Rapsodie, Op, Rather, Sergei Prokofiev's Humorous Scherzo, Spring, Stravinsky's, Stravinsky's Octet, Symphony No
related to Origin · 24
Bassoon → An, Antonio Vivaldi, Bach, Circumstantial, Eichentopf, French, Georg Philipp Telemann, He, Hotteterre, Johann Christoph Denner, Martin Hotteterre, Music, No, Notable, Otherwise, Poerschmann, Prudent Thieriot, Richard Haka, Scherer, Some
related to Modern configuration · 15
Bassoon → Belgium, Buffet, English, English-speaking, France, French, Galandronome, German, Heckel, Increased, Increasing, Latin America, Most, Owing, The
related to Range · 14
Bassoon → Baroque, C5, D5, E5, French, G5, German, However, Notes, Ravel's Piano Concerto, Spring, Stravinsky's, The, The Rite
related to Double reeds · 10
Bassoon → Advanced, After, Arundo, Current, Modern, Prior, Reeds, The, This, With
related to Extended techniques · 10
Bassoon → Also, B-flat, In, Many, Multiphonics, Richard Wagner, Rs, The, These, This

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reed also instrument used key sound use bassoons tone instruments two heckel notes bass made one keys century buffet system

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BassoonDevelopedEarly 18th century1.00infobox
BassoonHornbostel–Sachs classification422.112–71 (Double-reeded aerophone with keys)1.00infobox
Bassoonis amusical instrument in the woodwind family0.90text
sycamore mapleinstance ofwith medium-hardness types0.80text
sugar maple preferredinstance ofwith medium-hardness types0.80text
polypropyleneinstance ofLess-expensive models are also made of materials0.80text
eboniteinstance ofLess-expensive models are also made of materials0.80text
primarily for studentinstance ofLess-expensive models are also made of materials0.80text
outdoor useinstance ofLess-expensive models are also made of materials0.80text
Duco may be usedinstance ofa nitrocellulose-based cement0.80text
Antonio Vivaldiinstance ofand it was for this type of instrument that composers0.80text
Bachinstance ofand it was for this type of instrument that composers0.80text

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