bassoon
noun
a large woodwind instrument of low range, with a doubled tube and a curved metal crook to which a double reed is attached.
bassoons
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pluralof bassoon.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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It was illuminating to hear the period-instrument orchestra—led by Geoffrey Loff, who also played keyboard—with its softer strings and prominent bassoons, though the continuo cellist struggled with coordination.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
It's a deliciously strange, herky-jerky pop number, orchestrated by synth bassoons and merry-go-round organs.
From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2024
The bassoons galumphed; the strings ennobled passages of sincerity; and the horns had it both ways, sometimes jocular, sometimes expressive.
From New York Times ● Mar. 13, 2023
“Nobody else is in my brain but me, which is why some of the things I think about are crazy - I hear oboes and bassoons and English horns,” he told recordcollectormag.com in 2020.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 23, 2022
"May I have flutes, clarinets, oboes—I don't suppose we have any bassoons? Ah! But there is one! Come up, come up!"
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
