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Definition of Contrabassoons
1. contrabassoon [n] - See also: contrabassoon
Lexicographical Neighbors of Contrabassoons
Literary usage of Contrabassoons
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Mistakes and Disputed Points in Music and Music Teaching by Louis Charles Elson (1910)
"contrabassoons sound the lowest B-flat and harps the lowest C-flat. ORCHESTRAL KEYS
These are always ..."
2. The Wind-band and Its Instruments: Their History, Construction, Acoustics by Arthur A. Clappé (1911)
"... two contrabassoons are often added in Germany. One A[? clarionet is used in
Germany and Austria. The above table, excepting Sousa's band, ..."
3. A Dictionary of Music and Musicians (A.D. 1450-1889): ...edited by Sir by George Grove, John Alexander Fuller-Maitland (1890)
"2 Soprano Cornette in Eb. 1 Ab (high) Clarinet.. 2 Kt> Clarinete. «BEI Clarinet«.
2 Bassoons. 2 contrabassoons. 2 Tenor Trombones. 2 Bass Trombones. ..."
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