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contrabassoon
[ kon-truh-ba-soon, -buh- ]
noun
- a bassoon larger in size and an octave lower in pitch than the ordinary bassoon; a double bassoon.
contrabassoon
/ ˌɒԳٰəəˈː /
noun
- the largest instrument in the oboe family, pitched an octave below the bassoon; double bassoon
Derived Forms
- ˌDzԳٰˈǴDzԾ, noun
Other Word Forms
- Dzt··ǴDzi noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of contrabassoon1
Example Sentences
John Goodman, left, and Christopher Lloyd as Lou, Mark’s contrabassoon teacher, in Season 4.
The second movement features boisterous, fast moving lines for contrabassoon.
Contra — Means lower: for example a contrabassoon sounds lower than a regular bassoon43 , and a contrabass clarinet is even lower than a bass clarinet.
The track opens with a contrabassoon playing the lowest note in the orchestra and swooping upward.
A shadowy mist of cymbal rises off long, sepulchral tones down in the basses and contrabassoon, before a keening fragment of bassoon pierces the quiet with melancholy song.
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