double bassoon

double bassoon

n.

See contrabassoon.

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double bassoon

n

(Instruments) music the lowest and largest instrument in the oboe class; contrabassoon

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con•tra•bas•soon

(ˈkɒn trə bæˈsun, -bə-)

n.

a bassoon larger in size and an octave lower in pitch than the ordinary bassoon; a double bassoon.

[1890–95; contra-² + bassoon]

con′tra•bas•soon′ist, n.

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Noun

1.

double bassoon - the bassoon that is the largest instrument in the oboe family contrabassoon, contrafagotto bassoon - a double-reed instrument; the tenor of the oboe family

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