Bassoon: The bassoon is a double-reed instrument made of wood. Its relative, the contrabassoon, heard here, is the lowest pitched and weightiest sounding woodwind instrument

 

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Bassoon: The bassoon is a double-reed instrument made of wood. Its relative, the contrabassoon, heard here, is the lowest pitched and weightiest sounding woodwind instrument

Contrabassoon: Double-reed woodwind instrument with the lowest range in the woodwind family. Also double bassoon.

Woodwind Quintet: Standard chamber ensemble consisting of one each of the following: flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and French horn (not a woodwind instrument).

Woodwind: The woodwind family is less homogeneous in construction and sound production than the strings: it includes the piccolo, flute, oboe, English horn, clarinet and bassoon. The saxophone is a mo . . . View Full Definition

Basso Continuo: Italian for 'continuous bass'. See figured bass. Also refers to performance group with a bass, chordal instrument (harpsichord, organ), and one bass melody instrument (cello, bassoon).