The largest and lowest pitched of the double-reed wind instruments, sounding an octave below the bassoon. Also called: contrabasson. 双簧管系管乐器中音高最低的也是最大的乐器,比低音管的音高低一个八度。
With instruments frequently used in the orchestra as the main topic, the exhibition displays the violin( s), viola, cello, double bass, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, harp, French horn, trumpet, trombone, tuba, and percussion 低音提琴是弓弦家族中最低音也是最大的乐器,演奏者必须站立拉奏,其音色庄重而低沉,能提供比大提琴更加深沉的声音基础。
bassoon
[ noun ] a double-reed instrument; the tenor of the oboe family <noun.artifact>
Bassoon \Bas*soon"\, n. [F. basson, fr. basse bass; or perh. fr. bas son low sound. See {Bass} a part in music. ] (Mus.) A wind instrument of the double reed kind, furnished with holes, which are stopped by the fingers, and by keys, as in flutes. It forms the natural bass to the oboe, clarinet, etc.
Note: Its compass comprehends three octaves. For convenience of carriage it is divided into two parts; whence it is also called a fagot.
This compact disc exhibits the bulk of the latter's chamber works for winds: the big-boned sextet; sometimes similar sounding sonatas for clarinet, flute and oboe; and the captivating trio for oboe, bassoon and piano.
Newtonchik has some very funny stories of torturing Serge by saying, did you notice the bassoon played D instead of D flat in the seventh bar of the rondo allegro?