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nouna double-reed instrument; the tenor of the oboe familytype of:
Definition that contains bassoon
- contrabassoon the bassoon that is the largest instrument in the oboe family
- tenoroon a tenor bassoon; pitched a fifth higher than the ordinary bassoon
- contrafagotto the bassoon that is the largest instrument in the oboe family
- double bassoon the bassoon that is the largest instrument in the oboe family
- bassoonist a musician who plays the bassoon
- tenor clef a clef that puts middle C on the fourth line of the staff; used for writing music for bassoons or cellos or tenor horns