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bassoonist

American  
[buh-soon-ist] / bəˈsun ɪst /

noun

  • bassoonists
    plural
  1. a person who plays the bassoon, especially one who plays skillfully or professionally.


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The bakery owner is actually a musician, a bassoonist with a performance degree from Pacific Lutheran University.

From Seattle Times Feb. 13, 2024

There was glorious interplay throughout between oboist Nicholas Stovall, bassoonist Sue Heineman and flutist Aaron Goldman.

From Washington Post Apr. 19, 2023

Rebekah Heller, the ensemble’s bassoonist, responded to the upward-swooping graphic notation of “Red Hills” with a peppery excitement that rivaled earlier interpretations of it.

From New York Times Mar. 20, 2023

She was a concert bassoonist and an actor.

From Seattle Times Nov. 10, 2022

The bassoonist, a man of sallow and heavy cast, said, “You carry tales.”

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

Sara Schoenbeck is one of the few improvising bassoonists of her pedigree, but she rarely makes music as a leader.

From New York Times Dec. 14, 2021

I’m sure the bassoonists who are watching the show feel seen.

From New York Times Oct. 19, 2021

I was jealous of their training, because in Congo there are no other bassoonists outside of the orchestra.”

From The New Yorker Nov. 9, 2015

Passing the two bassoonists on his way into the pit he commented on a tricky unison passage.

From The Guardian Jul. 27, 2010

Simultaneously, the thousand other flags also fell, as massed trumpeters and bassoonists in the Court of Honor played “The Star-Spangled Banner” and “America.”

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

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