TRUMPETS |
SIDE DRUM |
FRENCH HORNS |
TROMBONES |
BASSOONS |
CLARINETS |
BASS DRUM |
TUBA |
OBOES |
CONTRABASSOON |
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BASS CLARINET |
PICCOLO |
FLUTES |
SECOND VIOLINS |
VIOLAS |
ENGLISH HORN |
PIANO |
HARP |
FIRST VIOLINS |
CELLOS |
BASSES |
HISTORY OF THE BASSOON |
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• The lowest member of the double-reed woodwinds
• Two styles of bassoons are used today : the French and the German “ Heckel ”
• Body is typically crafted from maple wood while its reeds are made of bamboo cane
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Bell Joint
Bass Joint ( Long Joint )
Double Joint ( Boot Joint )
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Bocal ( Crook )
Tenor Joint ( Wing Joint )
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1600s The bassoon first emerged in France as an orchestral instrument .
1700s Vivaldi , who so prized this instrument , wrote 38 concertos for it .
1800s German Carl Almenräder further developed the bassoon with improved range and tone .
1831 Almenräder joined with J . A . Heckel to form the factory that still produces most of today ’ s best bassoons .
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