contrabassoon
English
editEtymology
editSemi-anglicized version of Italian contrafagotto, probably following the model of the English word contrabass (which derives from Italian contrabbasso).
Noun
editcontrabassoon (plural contrabassoons)
- (music) A larger version of the bassoon sounding one octave lower, having a technique similar to the bassoon but offers more resistance in every way.
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editcontrabassoon
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