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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Double bass and bassoon . 2.
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My cousin Barbie was similarly rewarded because she played the bassoon , another unusual instrument.
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Schreier sets a brisk but effective tempo here and the horn and bassoons with continuo are first-rate.
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The bassoons are required for both groups.
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The drummer passed out, the bassoonist dropped his bassoon , the trombonist sputtered and went sour.
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The function of the double bassoon is to add weight to the bass.
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The result is that we encounter unsuspected shades of gray, with solo flute and bassoon weaving ironic commentaries.