How do you use Bassoon in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Bassoon meaning
A musical instrument in the woodwind family, having a double reed and playing in the tenor and bass ranges.
Synonyms of Bassoon
Using Bassoon
- The main meaning on this page is: A musical instrument in the woodwind family, having a double reed and playing in the tenor and bass ranges.
- Useful related words include: double-reed instrument, double reed.
- In the example corpus, bassoon often appears in combinations such as: the bassoon, bassoon is, bassoon in.
Context around Bassoon
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 7 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Bassoon
- In this selection, "bassoon" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, first, fourth, oboes, robert, silences and player stand out and add context to how "bassoon" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a solo bassoon silences the and about his bassoon maybe it. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "bassoon" sits close to words such as absa, absconding and accretion, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with bassoon
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Then a solo bassoon silences the warmth: A funeral dirge is passing through. (13 words)
She also enjoys a multitude of hobbies including sailing, tennis and bassoon playing. (13 words)
An ensemble known as the "reed quintet" also makes use of the bassoon. (13 words)
A player may blow across a mouth hole, as in a flute; into a mouthpiece with a single reed, as in a modern-day clarinet or saxophone; or a double reed, as in an oboe or bassoon. (37 words)
At the Tiny Desk, countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo matched his eerily high voice to operatic compositions by Philip Glass, David Byrne and George Frideric Handel, accompanied by a bassoon, a flute and a great big harpsichord. (36 words)
From the way he talks about his bassoon, maybe it was a good thing it was taken from him so it could find an owner who truly appreciates the dulcet tones of a glorified duck call. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
It is written so that the first bassoon does not play; instead, the player's role is to place an extension in the bell of the fourth bassoon so that the note can be played.
In addition to the “Four Seasons” the program will include Vivaldi’s “Concert for Bassoon in E Minor” featuring local artist Kevin Pfister.
The Finale orchestra features pairs of viola da gambas and recorders, as well as baroque strings, oboes, bassoon, and harpsichord.
The group consists of the following Flute – Louise Webb; Oboe – Andrew Gray; Clarinet – Anne Smith; Bassoon –Robert Smith; Horn – Simon Haynes.
The musicians will travel from Brussels especially for this concert to offer chamber music works by mainly French composers where harp and bassoon were developed and loved.
Then a solo bassoon silences the warmth: A funeral dirge is passing through.
Among the most startling of these shifts is a somber line played by bassoon player Harrison Miller.
She also enjoys a multitude of hobbies including sailing, tennis and bassoon playing.
Those aged 14 to 18 years old should compose a piece for a standard woodwind quartet, including flute, oboe, clarinet, and bassoon, four minutes long, also in any style with a festival feel.
Despite being quite content as a violinist, the bassoon is my favorite instrument, and a major reason is this serenade.
She has a six-year-old daughter, plays bassoon, loves bulldogs and misses home-grilled hamburgers.
As a soloist, she most recently performed a recital of seven new solo works for bassoon, which she commissioned by composers from across Africa.
At the Tiny Desk, countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo matched his eerily high voice to operatic compositions by Philip Glass, David Byrne and George Frideric Handel, accompanied by a bassoon, a flute and a great big harpsichord.
From the way he talks about his bassoon, maybe it was a good thing it was taken from him so it could find an owner who truly appreciates the dulcet tones of a glorified duck call.
An ensemble known as the "reed quintet" also makes use of the bassoon.
Antonio Cesti included a bassoon in his 1668 opera Il pomo d'oro (The Golden Apple).
A player may blow across a mouth hole, as in a flute; into a mouthpiece with a single reed, as in a modern-day clarinet or saxophone; or a double reed, as in an oboe or bassoon.
Bassoon reeds, made of Arundo donax cane, are often made by the players themselves, although beginner bassoonists tend to buy their reeds from professional reed makers or use reeds made by their teachers.
Bassoons with Wagner bells suffer similar intonational deficiencies as a bassoon with an A extension.
Because its mechanism is primitive compared to most modern woodwinds, makers have occasionally attempted to "reinvent" the bassoon.
Common combinations with bassoon
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the bassoon 28×
- bassoon is 8×
- bassoon in 5×
- bassoon and 5×
- and bassoon 5×
- for bassoon 4×
- bassoon reeds 3×
- bassoon was 3×
- heckel bassoon 3×
- bassoon to 3×