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The contrabassoon reed is similar to an average bassoon's in that scraping the reed affects both the intonation and response of the instrument. [ 1 ] Contrabassoons feature a slightly simplified version of bassoon keywork, though all open toneholes on bassoon have necessarily been replaced with keys and pads due to the physical distances.
The semi-contrabassoon (also called quint bassoon, semi-contra or half-contra) is a double reed woodwind instrument pitched between the bassoon and the contrabassoon.It is pitched in either F (quint bass) or G (quart bass) a fifth or fourth, respectively, below the bassoon.
The modern orchestra's woodwind section typically includes flutes, oboes, clarinets, and bassoons. Supplementary instruments include piccolo, cor anglais, bass clarinet, E-flat clarinet, and contrabassoon. Saxophones are also used on occasion. The concert band's woodwind section is typically much larger and more diverse than the orchestra's.
These bassoons are made with a "Wagner bell" which is an extended bell with a key for both the low A and the low B-flat, but they are not widespread; bassoons with Wagner bells suffer similar intonational problems as a bassoon with an ordinary A extension, and a bassoon must be constructed specifically to accommodate one, making the extension ...
The criteria for classifying musical instruments vary depending on the point of view, time, and place. The many various approaches examine aspects such as the physical properties of the instrument (shape, construction, material composition, physical state, etc.), the manner in which the instrument is played (plucked, bowed, etc.), the means by which the instrument produces sound, the quality ...
In the recorder family it stands in between the tenor recorder and C great-bass (or quart-bass) recorder. Due to the length of the instrument, the lowest tone, F, requires a key . On modern instruments, keys may also be provided for low F ♯ , G, and G ♯ , and sometimes for C and C ♯ as well.
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Robert Paterson: Sonata for Bassoon and Piano [3] (2001); Elegy for Two Bassoons and Piano [4] (2006–07) Wolfgang Rihm: Psalmus for bassoon and orchestra (2007) Ananda Sukarlan: "Communication Breakdown" for flute, bassoon and piano (2017) Graham Waterhouse: Basson Quintet (2003); Bright Angel for three bassoons and contrabassoon (2008)