basset horn
noun
an alto horn with a soft tone.
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Words nearby basset horn
Basses-Alpes, Basses-Pyrénées, basset, basse-taille, Basseterre, basset horn, basset table, bass fiddle, bass guitar, bass horn, bassinet
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Example sentences from the Web for basset horn
Mozart wrote several pieces for the basset-horn, and Beethoven employed it in his Prometheus overture.
British Dictionary definitions for basset horn
basset horn
noun
an obsolete woodwind instrument of the clarinet family
Word Origin for basset horn
C19: probably from German Bassetthorn, from Italian bassetto, diminutive of basso + horn
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