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单词 bassoon
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Definition of bassoon in English:

bassoon

noun bəˈsuːnbəˈsun
  • A bass woodwind instrument of the oboe family, with a doubled-back tube over four feet long, played with a double reed.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • This music, scored for bright violins rather than violes, with oboes, bassoons, and cornets a bouquin, had qualities comparable with those of the vocal chansons, preserving plasticity of movement and enhancing clarity of texture.
    • It is a charming piece, and performers and concert-planners should note that it is helpfully and economically scored for an orchestra consisting of just two oboes, two bassoons and strings.
    • Developed from the dulcian, the bassoon has never acquired a fashionable status among woodwind instruments.
    • There are no cellos, a disproportionately large number of double-basses, and big brass and wind sections but no oboes and bassoons.
    • Also, sometimes when I'm listening, I get confused between clarinets and bassoons, and between French horns and trombones, so it's good to see the live performance.
    • On this recording, there are nine violins, three violas, three cellos, a double bass, one flute, three oboes, one bassoon, three trumpets, a set of timpani, and a harpsichord.
    • Even more surprising are the number of standard orchestral instruments that are currently under threat - double bass, viola, horn, oboe, bassoon, tuba and trombone.
    • The performers here, being very good baroque musicians indeed, have deployed a variety of continuo combinations: harpsichord or lute with violone, gamba, double bass or bassoon.
    • In those days none of the schools had any oboes or bassoons, but some of the high schools did own some old saxophones, clarinets and some brass instruments.
    • Two string quartets are utilized, as are a pair of French horns, piccolo, bassoon, bassett horn, oboe and instruments usually associated with jazz.
    • Candidates in the categories of piano, oboe and bassoon must include a recording of their own playing on either a cassette tape or DAT cassette.
    • The instrumental ensemble is comprised of flute, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, two French horns, and a double-bass.
    • It consists of a bass line only, which is to be played on instruments such as the cello, viola de gamba, double-bass or bassoon.
    • Other unique curiosities are the 3 Sonatas that the composer wrote for each of the main woodwind instruments; oboe, bassoon and clarinet, although those for cor anglais and flute never saw the light of day.
    • The group's unique combination of oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon, piano and soprano allows them to perform a diverse repertoire in a wide range of musical genres.
    • Flutes, saxophones, clarinets, trumpets and bassoons share the spotlight and take frequent solos that, like the vocals, often ramble aimlessly.
    • To qualify they must be taking a full-time honours degree course in music studies and jazz studies playing trombone, tuba, bassoon, french horn, oboe, double bass or piano.
    • Playing an instrument such as the oboe or bassoon as I do, one's initial focus at university or conservatoire was inevitably the brace of chairs available in the Western symphony orchestra.
    • There was a rich, cohesive texture in the second movement's expansive themes, following the dialogues between paired oboe and bassoons, conveyed with expressive conviction, notably their final cadenza in duet.
    • The sound is excellent for its age and the particular timbre of oboes, clarinets and bassoons accompanied by the battery of kettledrums has to be heard to be believed!

Derivatives

  • bassoonist

  • noun bəˈsuːnɪstbəˈsunəst
    • The concertmaster (whoever it was) and solo bassoonist are simply fantastic.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Had you been a bassoonist, I'd probably have suggested a violist!
      • I'm a bassoonist, but I don't think that matters, does it?
      • Minor variations in bore profile can affect intonation, and all bassoonists have to experiment to some extent to find fingerings that suit their own instrument.
      • The doublereeder exists in just these two varieties - oboist and bassoonist.

Origin

Early 18th century: from French basson, from Italian bassone, from basso 'low', from Latin bassus 'short, low'.

Rhymes

afternoon, attune, autoimmune, baboon, balloon, bestrewn, boon, Boone, bridoon, buffoon, Cameroon, Cancún, cardoon, cartoon, Changchun, cocoon, commune, croon, doubloon, dragoon, dune, festoon, galloon, goon, harpoon, hoon, immune, importune, impugn, Irgun, jejune, June, Kowloon, lagoon, lampoon, loon, macaroon, maroon, monsoon, moon, Muldoon, noon, oppugn, picayune, platoon, poltroon, pontoon, poon, prune, puccoon, raccoon, Rangoon, ratoon, rigadoon, rune, saloon, Saskatoon, Sassoon, Scone, soon, spittoon, spoon, swoon, Troon, tune, tycoon, typhoon, Walloon
 
 

Definition of bassoon in US English:

bassoon

nounbəˈso͞onbəˈsun
  • A bass instrument of the oboe family with a double reed.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The sound is excellent for its age and the particular timbre of oboes, clarinets and bassoons accompanied by the battery of kettledrums has to be heard to be believed!
    • Flutes, saxophones, clarinets, trumpets and bassoons share the spotlight and take frequent solos that, like the vocals, often ramble aimlessly.
    • Developed from the dulcian, the bassoon has never acquired a fashionable status among woodwind instruments.
    • The instrumental ensemble is comprised of flute, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, two French horns, and a double-bass.
    • Also, sometimes when I'm listening, I get confused between clarinets and bassoons, and between French horns and trombones, so it's good to see the live performance.
    • Other unique curiosities are the 3 Sonatas that the composer wrote for each of the main woodwind instruments; oboe, bassoon and clarinet, although those for cor anglais and flute never saw the light of day.
    • There are no cellos, a disproportionately large number of double-basses, and big brass and wind sections but no oboes and bassoons.
    • Candidates in the categories of piano, oboe and bassoon must include a recording of their own playing on either a cassette tape or DAT cassette.
    • In those days none of the schools had any oboes or bassoons, but some of the high schools did own some old saxophones, clarinets and some brass instruments.
    • Playing an instrument such as the oboe or bassoon as I do, one's initial focus at university or conservatoire was inevitably the brace of chairs available in the Western symphony orchestra.
    • There was a rich, cohesive texture in the second movement's expansive themes, following the dialogues between paired oboe and bassoons, conveyed with expressive conviction, notably their final cadenza in duet.
    • On this recording, there are nine violins, three violas, three cellos, a double bass, one flute, three oboes, one bassoon, three trumpets, a set of timpani, and a harpsichord.
    • Even more surprising are the number of standard orchestral instruments that are currently under threat - double bass, viola, horn, oboe, bassoon, tuba and trombone.
    • It is a charming piece, and performers and concert-planners should note that it is helpfully and economically scored for an orchestra consisting of just two oboes, two bassoons and strings.
    • Two string quartets are utilized, as are a pair of French horns, piccolo, bassoon, bassett horn, oboe and instruments usually associated with jazz.
    • The group's unique combination of oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon, piano and soprano allows them to perform a diverse repertoire in a wide range of musical genres.
    • It consists of a bass line only, which is to be played on instruments such as the cello, viola de gamba, double-bass or bassoon.
    • To qualify they must be taking a full-time honours degree course in music studies and jazz studies playing trombone, tuba, bassoon, french horn, oboe, double bass or piano.
    • The performers here, being very good baroque musicians indeed, have deployed a variety of continuo combinations: harpsichord or lute with violone, gamba, double bass or bassoon.
    • This music, scored for bright violins rather than violes, with oboes, bassoons, and cornets a bouquin, had qualities comparable with those of the vocal chansons, preserving plasticity of movement and enhancing clarity of texture.

Origin

Early 18th century: from French basson, from Italian bassone, from basso ‘low’, from Latin bassus ‘short, low’.

 
 
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