Explore Contrabassoon through 3 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like bassoon. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Contrabassoon in a sentence
Contrabassoon meaning
A larger version of the bassoon sounding one octave lower, having a technique similar to the bassoon but offers more resistance in every way.
Synonyms of Contrabassoon
Using Contrabassoon
- The main meaning on this page is: A larger version of the bassoon sounding one octave lower, having a technique similar to the bassoon but offers more resistance in every way.
- Useful related words include: contrafagotto, double bassoon, bassoon.
Context around Contrabassoon
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 0 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Contrabassoon
- In this selection, "contrabassoon" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 20.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, doubling stand out and add context to how "contrabassoon" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include bass and contrabassoon and one doubling contrabassoon. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "contrabassoon" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with contrabassoon
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
If such a bell is not to be used, then a contrabassoon should be employed. (15 words)
The F clef notated to sound an octave lower is used for contrabass instruments such as the double bass and contrabassoon. (21 words)
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). (26 words)
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). (26 words)
The F clef notated to sound an octave lower is used for contrabass instruments such as the double bass and contrabassoon. (21 words)
If such a bell is not to be used, then a contrabassoon should be employed. (15 words)
Example sentences (3)
If such a bell is not to be used, then a contrabassoon should be employed.
The F clef notated to sound an octave lower is used for contrabass instruments such as the double bass and contrabassoon.
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).