A bassoon looks like a long tube, folded in half, with lots of metal keys.
The bassoon is in the key of C, like the tuba, baritone, and trombone.
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.
The bassoon is made out of wood or plastic. They evelved from the Dulcian the had like 4 keys most of the note changes were in embassure. the bassoon came to be around the 1600's-1700's
A bassoon belongs to the woodwind it is like an Oboe. hope I helped.
Well it depends. if you like clarinet better you like it better. but if you like bassoon better you like it better. i play clarinet so i like clarinet better buts that's just me
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Well the bassoon has many names just like any instrument, and like many low-playing instruments, the bassoon in English has the word "bass" used in the name, but "bassoon" isn't the instruments first name. The first names of the bassoon were, Fag0tt, Fag0tt0, or Fag0t, depending on which language or region the printed music was made in.
Not on a bassoon maybe a Tenon??
He played the bassoon beautifully in the orchestra.
It is another name for a contra bassoon.
The bassoon is pitched in the Key of C.