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Q: How is a bassoon used in an ensemble?
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Is a bassoon high or low pitched?

The bassoon is a low pitched instrument due to it's range. However, the bassoon does have an upper register that is used frequently in solo work. But in ensemble work, it can help add more weight to the bass line as well.


What instruments are in woodwind family?

The flute, piccolo, clarinet and bass clarinet, tho oboe and English Horn, the bassoon and the contra bassoon. The horn is not a woodwind, of course, but many composers consider it an "honorary" woodwind because of its usefulness and frequent employment in a woodwind ensemble. The saxophone is neither fish nor fowl - it is considered a woodwind in a woodwind ensemble, and a brass instrument in a brass ensemble.


What is the bassoon and what is its origin?

The bassoon is a member of the double reed family and a part of the woodwind section of the ensemble. They are very closely related. No, the bassoon is in a family of its own. However, both are related in the sense that they are double reed instruments. The bassoon and the oboe are two of the four members in the double reed family. The other two members are the contra bassoon and the English horn.


What did the bassoon used to be made of?

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What time period was the bassoon used in?

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Instrument used in a wind quintet?

For classical symphony orchestras , the woodwind instruments used are , piccolo, flute, clarinet, oboe, and bassoon. The saxophone is not normally used in an orchestra.


What does the term ensemble relate in music?

"Ensemble" refers to the group of instruments used for a piece of music.


About opera arias in which bassoon is used as obbligato instrument?

The website jimstockigtinfo.com lists many arias with obbligato bassoon, published and unpublished.


What is a bassoon cane?

Cane is the material used in the production of reeds.


What do you call a person that plays the bassoon?

Typically the double bassoon (or contrabassoon) is given to the third or fourth chair bassoon, leaving the principal bassoon to play the 1st bassoon part and the 2nd chair bassoon to play the 2nd bassoon part. In some cases the double bassoon part is an auditioned spot, meaning that someone specifically auditioned for the double bassoon.


A balinese music ensemble is called a?

A Balinese music ensemble is called a gamelan, which refers to the instruments used.


How is the bassoon usually used in different styles of music?

Bassoon are used in many different types of music, but often do not have the melody. They can do rock and soft rock (if you can move your fingers fast), and slow whole note songs. But throughout these different types, the bassoon does not usually have the melody, and instead holds whole notes or has a lot of half notes. This is all based on my experience with the bassoon, it may vary for you.