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	Bassoon
		The bassoon is the bass member of the woodwind family.
		The bassoon is considered to have a register tone similar to that of the human voice, particularly in the central and upper register.
		Bassoon music is written in untransposed bass clef (the contrabassoon, like the double bass, reads an octave above the sounding pitch), while tenor clef is frequently used for the higher ranges.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ba/Bassoon.html (164 words)

	Bassoons
		The bassoon is a double-reed aerophone, and is the largest of the standard orchestral woodwinds.
		The double bassoon or contrabassoon is even larger and longer; the air doubles back yet again to a downward-facing bell, and the instrument sounds an octave lower than the regular bassoon.
		The bassoon is a nontransposing instrument, with written parts that switch freely from bass to tenor and occasionally treble clef.
	cnx.org /content/m12612/latest (643 words)

	Instrumentally Speaking ... The Bassoon ... Vienna Online Ezine
		The Bassoon (German: Fagott) is a wind instrument from the double reed family, the bass of the oboe family.
		The bassoon is a 17th century development of the earlier fagotto, or dulzian, known in England as the curtal.
		The four-keyed bassoon was a standard during Mozart's time in the late 18th century, no mechanism was required beyond this as most of the semitones outside the natural scale of C have been well obtained by cross-fingering the holes.
	www.geocities.com /viennaonline/inst/is0601.html (650 words)

	The Bassoon - Messiah College's Double Reeds Homepage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		According to the Harvard Dictionary of Music, the bassoon is "a conical-bore, double-reed instrument that has its bore folded in the center in order to reduce its exterior dimensions." In other words, the bassoon is a rather large double reed instrument that would be much larger if parts if the bore were not folded.
		Interestingly, the bassoon today is known for its numerous keys, including various thumb keys on the backside of the instrument.
		Bassoon music tends to be written in the bass or tenor clefs while the oboe is written in the treble clef.
	home.messiah.edu /~sb1324/page3.html (488 words)

	BASSOON-PATRICIA'S BASSOON WORLD
		The bassoon is an ancient instrument having it's roots in a renaissance instrument called the dulcian.
		The bassoon was a relatively new instrument in the early eighteenth century.
		The jointed bassoon, which had appeared in France in the seventeenth century, presented fewer problems of construction and could be made longer and lighter than before, enabling the upper register to be extended and developed.
	www.cybertoads.com /bassoon/bassoon.html (1332 words)

	Bassoon
		The bassoon itself first appeared about 1650, and by the end of the 1700’s, it had from 4 to 8 keys.
		Similar to its cousin, the oboe, it has a double reed, though its reed is larger and the cane must be bound together with wire and heavy thread.
		Bassoons are usually made of maple wood, although some models are now made of ebonite (hard, fl rubber).
	library.thinkquest.org /5116/bassoon.htm (441 words)

	Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Woodwind instruments
		The modern bassoon, for example, has between seventeen and twenty-two keys, and a look at a fingering chart for the bassoon — a chart that indicates which fingers must press which keys to play all the different notes — is enough to make a nonbassoonist dizzy.
		Bassoons are made of maple, while oboes and clarinets are usually made of African flwood (sometimes called grenadilla), a kind of rosewood that grows in Mozambique and Tanzania and that's so dense it doesn't float.
		Double also refers to the instrument's length, however, for the only way the contrabassoon can produce such low sounds is for the tube to be twice as long as that of the bassoon.
	www.cso.org /main.taf?p=1,1,4,21 (3306 words)

	Bassoon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Its closest relative the contrabassoon (or double bassoon) plays an octave The bassoon overblows at the octave with aid of a "whisper key" that opens the high registers.
		The double reed used is 53-58 in total length and made of Arundo donax cane.
		The bassoon (and contra) are alone in the woodwind family that they are both fingered with Heckel-system a descendant of the original Baroque fingering as opposed to the otherwise ubiquitous Boehm system.
	www.freeglossary.com /Bassoon (605 words)

	Bassoon
		Sonata for Bassoon and Piano, Olav Berg Vertigo for Bassoon Solo and Sonatine for Bassoon and Piano, Othmar Schoeck Sonata for Bassoon and Piano Op.
		bassoon; Hans Kamesch, Karl Mayerhofer, and Karl Swoboda, oboe; with Leopold Wlach and Franz Bartoesk, clarinet; and Gottfried von Freiberg and Leopold Krainz, horn.
		bassoon; Karl Mayerhofer, and Karl Swoboda, oboe; with Leopold Wlach and Franz Bartoesk, clarinet; and Gottfried von Freiberg and Leopold Krainz, horn.
	www.vcisinc.com /bassoon.htm (1735 words)

	Bassoon
		In the modern orchestra, the family exists in two different sizes: the bassoon and the double bassoon or contrabassoon, which sounds one octave lower.
		The late 17th century was a point of transition: The advent of the new jointed bassoon, with its increased range of tone and expression, gave new impetus to composers, and orchestra increasingly began to include the instrument.
		The increased prominence given to the bassoon in many 20th-century orchestral scores is exemplified by the opening of Igor Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring," a solo in the upper register.
	www.cnn.com /interactive/career/0103/ny.phil.bassoon/content.html (813 words)

	Contrabassoon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It is an octave lower than the bassoon, and can be made in two different models; one descending to low Bb; the other down to low A. The contrabassoon, also contrafagotto or double bassoon, is a larger version of the bassoon sounding an octave lower.
		For this reason the contrabass woodwind parts often were scored for, and contrabassoon parts were often played on, contrabass sarrusophone or, less frequently, reed contrabass, until improvements to the contrabassoon by Heckel in the late 19th century secured its place as the standard double reed contrabass.
		It is also often used to support other mixed orchestrations, such as doubling the bass trombone or tuba at the octave.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Contrabassoon (923 words)

	THE Bassoon Homepage
		Bassoon: A double reed instrument consisting of about 8 feet of wooden or plastic (depends upon the instrument) tubes broken into 4 joints and a bocal so that it can fit in a case.
		Almost all double reed players know how to "work" on reeds which is adjusting minuet things such as how wide the tip is open or using a knife to take small amounts of the cane of so that the reed will vibrate in a more satisfactory way.
		Bassoons have 5 tone holes which are covered with the finger and about 21 keys (depends upon the bassoon) which are depressed by the fingers and then cover/uncover holes
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	DOUBLE CONTRAFAGOTTO - Online Information article about DOUBLE CONTRAFAGOTTO
		English double bassoon is one designed by Dr W.
		pitch one octave below that of the bassoon and three below that of the oboe; its compass extending from 16 ft.
		The harmonics of the octave in the middle register and of the 12th in the upperregister are obtained by skilful manipulation of the reed with the lips and increased pressure of the breath.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /COM_COR/CONTRAFAGOTTO_DOUBLE.html (841 words)

	International Double Reed Society
		Double reed enthusiasts of all levels of ability are encouraged to participate.
		Teach studio bassoon, recruit and maintain a studio of outstanding graduate and undergraduate students (bassoon performance and instrumental music education), teach woodwind pedagogy courses as needed, academic instruction as needed (theory preferred, history, music literature, etc.), serve on graduate committees as needed.
		It is open to women bassoon players who are citizens of the Americas (North America, Central America, South America), or who are enrolled in school in the Americas during the year prior to the competition and who have not reached their 24th birthday by June 11, 2007.
	idrs2.colorado.edu /home (2488 words)

	bassoon
		Double-reed woodwind instrument in C. It is the bass of the oboe family and lowest sounding of the four main orchestral woodwinds (the flute, clarinet, oboe, and bassoon).
		The bassoon concert repertoire extends from the early Baroque via Antonio Vivaldi, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Paul Dukas, to Karlheinz Stockhausen.
		The bassoon was developed from the Renaissance curtal about 1660 as a continuo instrument to provide bassline support.
	www.tiscali.co.uk /reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0017701.html (313 words)

	What is a Bassoon? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		The bassoon is a member of the double reed group of woodwinds, which also includes bagpipes, baritone oboe, English horn in F, heckelphone, oboe and oboe d’amore.
		The bassoon developed from the baroque bassoon, which had a similar shape, but fewer keys, and was most used in the eighteenth century.
		Bassoon and contrabassoon are both used in orchestral as well as band ensembles.
	www.wisegeek.com /what-is-a-bassoon.htm (282 words)

	Woodwind Central - Double reed Info
		The oboe is a woodwin instrument blown through a double reed and with a compass from the Bb below middle C upwards for over 2 1/2 octaves.
		Bass member of the double reed family, pitched in C, with a range from Bb upwards for about 3 1/2 octaves.
		Wind instruments such as oboe, cor anglais, Heckelphone, bassoon, and contrabassoon, whose mouthpiece consists of 2 pieces of cane between which air is blown so that the 2 reeds vibrate against each other.
	baroque-music.com /wc/info/oboe.shtml (459 words)

	Bassoon
		The bassoon uses a double-reed, along with the English horn, and oboe.
		On the bassoon is a crook in which the double reed is fastened to.
		The bassoon is also known as "the clown of the orchestra".
	library.thinkquest.org /J002478F/bassoon.htm (227 words)

	bassoon - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		It has about 2.4 m (about 8 ft) of conical-bore wood tubing in a narrow U shape, in four sections, or...
		Rackett (musical instrument), also known as racket, ranket, or sausage bassoon.
		Contrabassoon, musical instrument, a larger version of the bassoon, sounding an octave lower.
	encarta.msn.com /encnet/refpages/search.aspx?q=bassoon (117 words)

	Teen Jazz Woodwind Artist Index
		The bassoon is a double-reed, bass woodwind derived from a one piece instrument known as the curtal.
		The name of the bassoon comes from the French term for bass, but in other languages it is called the "Fagotto" which means "a bunch of firewood" or "a bundle of sticks".
		Some variations of the bassoon are the curtal, double bassoon, and Shawms from the middle ages which could be played with either a single or double reed and were common throughout Europe.
	www.teenjazz.com /teenforteen/woodwind (608 words)

	AllRefer.com - bassoon (Music: Theory, Forms, And Instruments) - Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Its 8-ft (2.4-m) conical tube is bent double, the instrument thus being about 4 ft (1.2 m) high.
		Although used in chamber music, the bassoon has only a small literature as a solo instrument.
		The contrabassoon, also called double bassoon, is pitched an octave below the bassoon.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/B/bassoon.html (316 words)

	Double Reed Specialist: Oboe Reeds,Bassoon Reeds,Double Reed Supplies
		We have eye catching oboe and bassoon reed cases, covered in Chinese silk.
		If you would like to spend a little more, we have a new bassoon bocal case, as well as a contra bassoon bocal case (you don't see that every day!), either of which would make a nice gift.
		Instrument cases are always a popular item, and we have a full line of oboe, English horn, and bassoon cases.
	www.forrestsmusic.com (1004 words)

	Bassoon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The bassoon's distinctive tone suits it for both plaintive, lyrical solos such as Ravel's Boléro and more comical ones, such as the grandfather's theme in Peter and the Wolf.
		The bassoon quartet has also gained favor in recent times, with the Bubonic Bassoon Quartet being one of the more notable groups.
		The bassoons were generally paired, as in current practice, though the famed Mannheim Orchestra boasted four.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bassoon (4179 words)

	Double Reed Accessories -- Terry Wilson Tool Cases (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Between the two of us, we have come up with a number of designs and products over the years, and will be showcasing new things for the double reed musician at this web site.
		The bassoon version is identical to the oboe version, except for a larger billot holder, and two of the pockets are roomier.
		One-piece strap and cup are made from 2-inch strapping; no clips or hooks to mar the bassoon.
	members.aol.com /toolcases/index.html (451 words)

	Bassoon.org \| Sources of Reeds, Cane, Tools, Accessories
		I am writing to inform the double reed community that the double reed division has been taken over and is in the process of being overhauled.
		The quality of the reeds is likewise exceptional. It's analogous to the difference between the best bassoons (or violins or pianos) and those of lesser quality: superior materials, more attention to detail, and unrelenting quality control.
		Bassoon Reedmaking and Gouging Cane by Sebastian New
	www.bassoon.org /reeds.htm (2829 words)

	Wikinfo \| Bassoon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Bassoon Concerto in F major, W75
		Igor Stravinsky, The Rite of Spring (opens with a famously unorthodox bassoon solo)
		Images, some of which are used under the doctrine of Fair use or used with permission, may not be available.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=bassoon (300 words)

	bassoon. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		It evolved from earlier double-reed instruments in the 16th cent.
		When the orchestra developed in the 17th cent., the bassoon was one of the original woodwinds included and has been indispensable ever since.
		First made by Hans Schreiber of Berlin in 1620, it was used by Handel, Haydn, and Beethoven.
	www.bartleby.com /65/ba/bassoon.html (254 words)

	The Bassoon
		This is my tenth year of playing bassoon and since I'm 23, that's getting to be near half of my life.
		My bassoon is a Fox-Renard Model 240 that I bought new in the fall of 1994.
		My bassoon is a Renard model 240 and it looks very much like the bassoon in this photo.
	bensiwiec.tripod.com /bassoon.html (716 words)

	Bassoon.org \| Bassoon-related links and repair shops
		The Bassoon studio is a section for bassoonists and those who "must" live work and socialize around them.
		Marc Goldberg, our bassoon faculty member, is also the associate principal bassoonist of the NY Philharmonic.
		The master "Magic bassoon" with his innovative executive techniques can play the flight of the Bumble Bee at the metronome speed of 180, and Weber's Rondo at the metronome speed of 100, with final triplet flight in staccato.
	www.bassoon.org /links.html (3075 words)

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