BASSET­HORN


Meaning of BASSET­HORN in English

n. an alto clarinet in F, with a dark tone.

[ G, transl. of F cor de bassette f. It. corno di bassetto f. corno horn + bassetto dimin. of basso BASE(2) ]

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