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Bassoon - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Bassoon : (noun)
1: a double-reed instrument; the tenor of the oboe family
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Bassoon : \Bas*soon"\, n. [F. basson, fr. basse bass; or perh. fr.
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, and by keys, as in
flutes. It forms the natural bass to the oboe, clarinet, etc.
Note: Its compass comprehends three octaves. For convenience
of carriage it is divided into two parts; whence it is
also called a fagot.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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Example Usage of Bassoon |
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Tolor: #instrumentsitisimpossibletolookcoolwhileplaying Bassoon! Farting bedpost.... |
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hubbit: @WongoWoman What about a Bassoon?? |
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Instrumentz: @cwfranklin2 @Astro_Jetson I swear, I would do that as my living. And sorry, but they always have great Bassoon parts lol |
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