bassoon
a large woodwind instrument of low range, with a doubled tube and a curved metal crook to which a double reed is attached.
Origin of bassoon
1Other words from bassoon
- bas·soon·ist, noun
Words Nearby bassoon
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How to use bassoon in a sentence
And he played, with variations, an imaginary tune On the buttons of his waistcoat, like a jocular bassoon.
The Book of Humorous Verse | VariousGrandfather Tootle, the bassoon, spends his time in dozing: all you can hear from him is an occasional snore.
Bizarre | Lawton MackallHad there been a wedding guest present, he would hardly have repined in not being able to obey the summons of the loud bassoon.
Charles Dickens as a Reader | Charles KentMhler remembered that at one of the general rehearsals the third bassoon was absent; at which Beethoven fretted and fumed.
The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume II (of 3) | Alexander Wheelock ThayerIt was told by Mittag, a bassoon player who had taken part in a performance of the Septet at a concert on December 11.
The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume III (of 3) | Alexander Wheelock Thayer
British Dictionary definitions for bassoon
/ (bəˈsuːn) /
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
Origin of bassoon
1Derived forms of bassoon
- bassoonist, noun
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Cultural definitions for bassoon
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