basset horn
An alto instrument of the clarinet family, pitched in F below middle C, with a range…An alto instrument of the clarinet family, pitched in F below middle C, with a range reaching down to F below that.
Meaning
1 sensesAn alto instrument of the clarinet family, pitched in F below middle C, with a range reaching down to F below that.
Bassetthorn
a tenor clarinet; pitched in the key of F below the B-flat clarinet
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From German Bassetthorn, translation of French cor de bassette, from Italian corno di bassFrom German Bassetthorn, translation of French cor de bassette, from Italian corno di bassetto.
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Forms
plural: basset horns| Singular | basset horn |
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Word family
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