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: a double-reed woodwind instrument having a long U-shaped conical tube connected to the mouthpiece by a thin metal tube and a usual range two octaves lower than that of the oboe
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The sauce has a subtle, persistent heat playing in the background—more like a bassoon than a blaring trombone.
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Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 30 Dec. 2024
Maryland Winds musicians, who play bassoon, clarinet, trumpet, trombone, piano, harp and more, will regularly visit Posner’s classes to work with students.
—Lizzy Alspach, Baltimore Sun, 6 Aug. 2024
The French horn/bassoon/clarinet/oboe/flute quintet Imani Winds is at UConn’s Jorgensen Center.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 2024
The performance will feature the Atlantic Reed Consort, an ensemble made up of a bass clarinet, bassoon, clarinet, oboe and saxophone, as well as sopranos Colleen Daly and Laura Strickling.
—Susan Soldavin, Baltimore Sun, 15 May 2024
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Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 30 Dec. 2024
Maryland Winds musicians, who play bassoon, clarinet, trumpet, trombone, piano, harp and more, will regularly visit Posner’s classes to work with students.
—Lizzy Alspach, Baltimore Sun, 6 Aug. 2024
The French horn/bassoon/clarinet/oboe/flute quintet Imani Winds is at UConn’s Jorgensen Center.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 2024
The performance will feature the Atlantic Reed Consort, an ensemble made up of a bass clarinet, bassoon, clarinet, oboe and saxophone, as well as sopranos Colleen Daly and Laura Strickling.
—Susan Soldavin, Baltimore Sun, 15 May 2024
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“Bassoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bassoon. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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