Bassoon
The bassoon is a woodwind instrument in the double reed family that typically plays music written in the bass and tenor clefs, and occasionally the treble. Appearing in its modern form in the 19th century, the bassoon figures prominently in orchestral, concert band, and chamber music literature. The bassoon is a non-transposing instrument known for its distinctive tone color, wide range, variety of character and agility. Listeners often compare its warm, dark, reedy timbre to that of a male baritone voice. Someone who plays the bassoon is called a bassoonist.
Etymology
The word bassoon comes from French basson and from Italian bassone (basso with the augmentative suffix -one).
Range
The range of the bassoon begins at B♭1 (the first one below the bass staff) and extends upward over three octaves, roughly to the G above the treble staff (G5). Higher notes are possible but difficult to produce, and rarely called for: orchestral and concert band parts rarely go higher than C5 or D5. Even Stravinsky's famously difficult opening solo in The Rite of Spring only ascends to D5.
Bassoon (disambiguation)
Bassoon refers to a musical instrument. See Bassoon.
Bassoon can also refer to:
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ALBUMS
- The World Of Schranz released: 2004
- Federation of Drums Presents: DJ's Homebase IV released: 2001
- Acid Flash, Volume 12 released: 2000
Federation of Drums Presents: DJ's Homebase IV
Released 2001- Light Flicker
- House Special (Ben Long's Broken Bones mix)
- Green Man
- Beat Box (Jay Denham remix)
- Boarding
- Body Freefall, Electronic Inform (Slater's Needle Damage mix)
- Inquisition
- Into the Spiral
- Tek 29
- Electric Deluxe
- Steroids
- [untitled] (from Analogon EP)
- [untitled] (from The Wicked Switch EP)
- Contact
- [untitled] (from Stigmata 5 EP)
- Narcosis
- All Exhale (club mix)
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by: Poison(here it comes)
Well funky monkey’s in the jungle tonight
They got two by two don’t hear me right
Band playing loudly baby
Gone are the days when the days gone
I said gone
When the monkeys are gone
Gone or dead this is what they said
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Lost Mary
Cries, cries, cries
Yeah she does, yeah baby, that is what she did
Lions sleeps, baby
the lamb surely dies (??)
I just don't want to f*ck you
That’s it
When the jungle sleeps
Is when the monkey shine
I said you do baby ? don’t mind
Back ? are wild
If the deuces left in than the deuces are wild
I said baby, well,
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Lost Mary
Cries, cries, cries
Yeah ?
Lions sleeps, baby
Dies, dies, dies
I just don't want to f*ck you
ooooh, kick it!
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Give me some of that
Well dime store cowboy shoot your gun
Knock them mother f*ckers down one by one
Money on up it’s in your face
Gimme no lip or get your face back here
Ooh, got it right
When the monkey don’t sleep
And the money don’t shine
Latest News for: bassoon
Heading to Congaree this weekend? Look for the bassoonists performing along the boardwalk
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NSU Bassoon, Oboe Studios perform at regional conference (Northwestern State University of Louisiana)
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