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BASSOON [3 records]

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Record 1 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wind Instruments
DEF

A low-pitched woodwind instrument with a double reed, having a long wooden body attached to a U-shaped lateral tube that leads to the mouthpiece.

OBS

The range of this instrument is typically two octaves lower than that of the oboe.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de musique à vent
DEF

Instrument à vent, en bois et à anche double, formé d'un long tube conique replié sur lui-même, qui constitue la basse de la série des bois dans un orchestre.

Spanish

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Record 2 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

bassoon: an item in the "Musical Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Communication" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

basson : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement de musique» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour la communication».

Spanish

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Record 3 1993-01-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Keyboard Instruments
OBS

the pipes of the bassoon are ... of inverted conical shape. The scale is small ... The pipes are sometimes capped at the top. The tone is slightly nasal, and somewhat hollow and piquant. 16 ft; 8 ft; rarely: 4 ft.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de musique à clavier
OBS

--jeu dont le corps est rétréci pour tamiser la sonorité et dont le calibre est plus petit. Le basson peut être de 16, 8, ou 4 pieds.

Spanish

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