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The bassoon as we know it today developed over the centuries, possibly from the instrument known as dulcian. The history is not known for certain, but it is possibly that the first instruments we today would recognize as bassoons were made mid 17-th century. Over the years the instrument changed by addition of keys and modifications of the bore. The "modern" bassoon as we see it today gradually developed and mostly reached its current form in mid 19-th century.

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When was the first bassoon first constructed?

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How do you use the word bassoon in a sentence?

I am just not interested in playing the bassoon.


Where can you find a bassoon?

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The bassoon is pitched in the Key of C.


Which country is the bassoon from?

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