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basset horn

NOUN
  1. a tenor clarinet; pitched in the key of F below the B-flat clarinet

How To Use basset horn In A Sentence

  • 18th-century basset horns had two basset keys, for D and C, but by the end of the century the instrument was fully chromatic.
  • When it came to the clarinet family, one must admit that the basset horn does sound a trifle canine, but as with flutes and saxophones, soprano, alto, tenor, baritone or bass always flowed on in logical order.
  • Two string quartets are utilized, as are a pair of French horns, piccolo, bassoon, basset horn, oboe and instruments usually associated with jazz.
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