CONTRABASSOON

Meaning of CONTRABASSOON in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌkän-trə-bə-ˈsün, -ba- ]

noun

Date: 1877

: a double-reed woodwind instrument having a range an octave lower than that of the bassoon — called also double bassoon

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CONTRABASSOON — noun Date: 1877 a double-reed woodwind instrument having a range an octave lower than that of the bassoon
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CONTRABASSOON — |käntrə+ noun : the largest member of the oboe family sounding an octave lower in pitch than the bassoon — …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CONTRABASSOON — — contrabassoonist , n. /kon"treuh ba soohn", -beuh-/ , n. a bassoon larger in size and an octave lower in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CONTRABASSOON — n. largest instrument of the oboe family, double bassoon
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CONTRABASSOON — ■ noun another term for double bassoon .
Concise Oxford English vocab
CONTRABASSOON — [con.tra.bas.soon] n (1891): a double-reed woodwind instrument having a range an octave lower than that of the bassoon--called also double …
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CONTRABASSOON — / ˈkɒntrəbəsuːn; NAmE ˈkɑːn-/ (also ˌdouble basˈsoon ) noun a bassoon that is larger and longer than the normal type …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CONTRABASSOON — Контрафагот
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
CONTRABASSOON — n. Pronunciation: ˌ kän-tr ə -b ə - ' sün, -ba- Function: noun Date: 1877 : a double-reed woodwind instrument …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
DOUBLE BASSOON — noun Date: circa 1876 contrabassoon
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BASSOON — Principal tenor and bass instrument of the orchestral woodwind family. Its mouthpiece has a double reed attached to a curved …
Английский словарь Британика
SARRUSOPHONE — səˈrüzəˌfōn, -ˈrəsə- noun Etymology: Sarrus, 19th century French bandmaster + -o- + -phone : a metal wind instrument with a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DOUBLE BASSOON — noun : contrabassoon
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CONTRAFAGOTTO — ˈkän.trə+ noun ( plural contrafagotti ) Etymology: Italian, from contra- (from Latin) + fagotto bassoon — more at fagotto 1. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CONTRABASSOONIST — |käntrə+ noun ( -s ) : a contrabassoon player
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DOUBLE BASSOON — a bassoon an octave lower in pitch than the ordinary bassoon: the largest and deepest-toned instrument of the oboe class; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DOUBLE BASSOON — n. largest instrument of the oboe family, contrabassoon
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DOUBLE BASSOON — Date: circa 1876 : contrabassoon
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DOUBLE BASSOON — [double bassoon] n (ca. 1876): contrabassoon
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WOODWIND — any of a group of wind musical instruments, composed of the flutes and reed pipes (i.e., clarinet, oboe, bassoon, and …
Britannica English vocabulary
WIND INSTRUMENT — any musical instrument that uses air as the primary vibrating medium for the production of sound. musical instrument that uses …
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TRANSPOSING MUSICAL INSTRUMENT — instrument that produces a higher or lower pitch than indicated in music written for it. Examples include clarinets, the English …
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INSTRUMENTATION
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BASSOON — Bassoon. Click on the audio icons beneath the art to hear the sound of a bassoon.The selection 1/4 French basson, …
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SCHULLER, GUNTHER — born Nov. 22, 1925, New York, N.Y., U.S. American composer, performer, conductor, and writer noted for his wide range of …
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DOUBLE BASSOON — noun = contrabassoon
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CONTRA- — / ˈkɒntrə; NAmE ˈkɑːntrə/ combining form 1. (in nouns, verbs and adjectives) against; opposite : contraflow contradict 2. (in nouns) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BASSOON — n. Principal tenor and bass instrument of the orchestral woodwind family. Its mouthpiece has a double reed attached to a …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
WOODWIND — Synonyms and related words : English horn, German band, Pandean pipe, Philharmonic, aulos, band, basset horn, basset oboe, bassoon, big …
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WOODS — Synonyms and related words : English horn, Pandean pipe, afforestation, arboretum, aulos, back country, backwoods, basset horn, basset oboe, bassoon, …
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WHISTLE
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SWEET POTATO — Synonyms and related words : English horn, Pandean pipe, aulos, basset horn, basset oboe, bassoon, bombard, clarinet, contrabassoon, contrafagotto, cromorne, …
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