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Definition of Contrabassoon
1. Noun. The bassoon that is the largest instrument in the oboe family.
Definition of Contrabassoon
1. Noun. (musical instruments) A larger version of the bassoon sounding one octave lower, having a technique similar to the bassoon but offers more resistance in every way. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Contrabassoon
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Contrabassoon
Literary usage of Contrabassoon
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. University Musical Encyclopedia by Louis Charles Elson (1914)
"is the most useful, since in this size it replaces the contrabassoon, and forms
an excellent addition to the bass of a military band. ..."
2. Orchestral Instruments and Their Use: Giving a Description of Each by Arthur Elson (1902)
"FRENCH contrabassoon 3. GERMAN contrabassoon The contrabassoon forms a broad and
noble bass for the wind-instruments, and sounds not unlike some great organ ..."
3. The Wind-band and Its Instruments: Their History, Construction, Acoustics by Arthur A. Clappé (1911)
"contrabassoon Bass and Contra. Introduction of this complete family would ...
The contrabassoon has a powerful tone, well adapted to that of the brass ..."
4. Overtones: A Book of Temperaments: Richard Strauss, Parsifal, Verdi, Balzac by James Huneker (1904)
"It is scored for two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, four horns, two bassoons,
and contrabassoon (or bass tuba). His second symphony in F minor was ..."
5. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"... Brussels, produced a reed contrabass of metal, destined to replace the old
contrabassoon of wood, since much used in orchestras and military bands. ..."
6. Modern Music and Musicians by Louis Charles Elson (1918)
"... Cor Anglais, Bassoon, Double Bassoon, or contrabassoon, also the Heckel- phone,
or Barytone- Oboe. ..."
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