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bassoon

DEFINITIONS OF: bassoon

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n a double-reed instrument; the tenor of the oboe family

Types:
contrabassoon, contrafagotto, double bassoon
the bassoon that is the largest instrument in the oboe family
tenoroon
a tenor bassoon; pitched a fifth higher than the ordinary bassoon
Type of:
double reed, double-reed instrument
a woodwind that has a pair of joined reeds that vibrate together
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