Example Sentences

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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