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ˈcontra-baˈssoon, contrabassoon
[contra- 4.]
A double bassoon.
1891C. R. Day Descr. Catal. Musical Instruments, R. Mil. Exhib., 1890 iv. 70 A metal contra-bassoon..was exhibited in the Paris Exhibition of 1889. The tone, however..is greatly inferior to that of the wooden contra-fagotto or double-bassoon, which has been perfected by Dr. W. H. Stone. 1910Encycl. Brit. VII. 40/2 Contrafagotto, Double Bassoon or Contrabassoon. 1928J. P. Sousa Marching Along xiv. 276 The additions [to the classic orchestra] to-day used by the moderns are piccolos, English horns, contra⁓bassoons, hecklephone, [etc.]. |