Bassoons
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| Instrument family | Woodwinds |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | Western Europe |
| Invented | Early 1800s |
| Related instrument | Oboe |
| Contrabassoon | |
| Dulcian | |
| Tenoroon | |
| Other names | basson; fagott; fagotto |
| Developed | 18th century |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 693197 |
About Bassoons
The bassoon is a woodwind instrument in the double reed family that plays music written in the bass and tenor clefs, and occasionally the treble. Appearing in its modern form in the 19th century, the bassoon figures prominently in orchestral, concert band, and chamber music literature.
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