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Bassoons meaning

plural of bassoon

Using Bassoons

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of bassoon
  • In the example corpus, bassoons often appears in combinations such as: and bassoons, system bassoons, bassoons have.

Context around Bassoons

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 6 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 15 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

system 2× oboes 1× heckel 1× clarinets 1× reach 1× four 1×

Often after:

etc 1× convey 1×

Sentence patterns with Bassoons

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

basses and bassoons convey a 1× bassoons with wagner 1× buffet system bassoons have a 1× clarinet and bassoons one doubling 1× clarinets oboes bassoons etc are 1× for four bassoons 1× french system bassoons a few 1× heckel bassoons are considered 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

baroque composer jean 1× bassoons with wagner 1× care and maintenance 1× compared to the 1× heckel bassoons are 1× some bassoons have 1×

Common sentence endings:

an a extension 1× approach to timing 1× by climate changes 1× different playing characteristics 1× few years ago 1× for four bassoons 1×

Words around Bassoons

Just before it in the word index:

bassoonists 5 bassoonist 3 bassoon 71 bassonia 3 basson 16 basso 38

Just after it in the word index:

bassori 2 bassus 8 basswood 8 bassy 3 bast 13 basta 15

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaronson 19 abai 19 abass 19 abatements 19 abdulfatah 19 abebe 19

Corpus analysis for Bassoons

  • In this selection, "bassoons" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 20.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, system, oboes, heckel, etc and convey stand out and add context to how "bassoons" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include basses and bassoons convey a and bassoons with wagner. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "bassoons" sits close to words such as aaronson, abai and abass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with bassoons

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

This piece calls for four bassoons. (6 words)

Some bassoons have been made to allow bassoonists to realize similar passages. (12 words)

The Selmer Company stopped fabrication of French system bassoons a few years ago. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

Baroque composer Jean-Baptiste Lully and his Les Petits Violons included oboes and bassoons along with the strings in the 16-piece (later 21-piece) ensemble, as one of the first orchestras to include the newly invented double reeds. (39 words)

The full-scale classical orchestra, deployed at the end of the century for the largest-scale symphonies, has the standard string ensemble mentioned above, pairs of winds (flutes, oboes, clarinets, bassoons), a pair of horns, and timpani. (37 words)

Heckel bassoons are considered by many to be the best, although a range of Heckel-style instruments is available from several other manufacturers, all with slightly different playing characteristics. (29 words)

Example sentences (15)

As with all bassoons, the tone varies considerably, depending on individual instrument and performer.

Baroque composer Jean-Baptiste Lully and his Les Petits Violons included oboes and bassoons along with the strings in the 16-piece (later 21-piece) ensemble, as one of the first orchestras to include the newly invented double reeds.

Bassoons with Wagner bells suffer similar intonational deficiencies as a bassoon with an A extension.

Care and maintenance seeAlso Reeds made from cane (used on woodwind instruments such as saxophones, clarinets, oboes, bassoons, etc.) are affected highly by climate changes.

Compared to the Heckel bassoon, Buffet system bassoons have a narrower bore and simpler mechanism, requiring different fingerings for many notes.

Heckel bassoons are considered by many to be the best, although a range of Heckel-style instruments is available from several other manufacturers, all with slightly different playing characteristics.

Some bassoons have been made to allow bassoonists to realize similar passages.

The bassoons were generally paired, as in current practice, though the famed Mannheim orchestra boasted four.

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The full-scale classical orchestra, deployed at the end of the century for the largest-scale symphonies, has the standard string ensemble mentioned above, pairs of winds (flutes, oboes, clarinets, bassoons), a pair of horns, and timpani.

The opening bars, with cellos, basses and bassoons, convey a new approach to timing.

There are also short-reach bassoons made for the benefit of young or petite players.

These bassoons are made with a "Wagner bell" which is an extended bell with a key for both the low A and the low B-flat.

The Selmer Company stopped fabrication of French system bassoons a few years ago.

The standard woodwind section consists of flutes (one doubling piccolo), oboes (one doubling English horn), soprano clarinets (one doubling bass clarinet), and bassoons (one doubling contrabassoon).

This piece calls for four bassoons.

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Common combinations with bassoons

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Frequently asked questions

How do you use "bassoons" in a sentence?
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Bassoons means: plural of bassoon
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