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double bassoon

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double bassoon
n.
See contrabassoon.
double bassoon
n
(Music / Instruments) Music the lowest and largest instrument in the oboe class; contrabassoon
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Noun1.double bassoondouble 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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here, a deep-throated rasp on a double bassoon there -- were integrated into a multi-layered conception of the score, admirably realised by the orchestra.
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large, deep-toned instrument of the oboe family, also called double bassoon.
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large, deep-toned instrument of the oboe family, also called double bassoon.
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