Bassoon information

The bassoon is a four foot long instrument. The tube inside would stretch to eight feet if straightened out. To play the bassoon the bassoonist must use every finger and their thumbs as well. The parts of a bassoon include the bell joint, reed, crook, pads, bass joint, rod system, keys, wing joint, hand rest, and butt.

1. Why is the bassoon important?
2. Who invented the bassoon?
3. When did the bassoon originate?
4. What is description of bassoon?

Why is the bassoon important?

The modern bassoon plays an important role in the orchestra due to its versatility and wide range. The bassoon plays the role of tenor and bass in the orchestral double reed section (the oboe and English horn play soprano and alto, respectively).

Who invented the bassoon?

The man most likely responsible for developing the true bassoon was Martin Hotteterre (d. 1712), who may also have invented the three-piece flûte traversière (transverse flute) and the hautbois (baroque oboe).

When did the bassoon originate?

The bassoon is a 17th-century development of the earlier sordone, fagotto, or dulzian, known in England as the curtal. It was first mentioned about 1540 in Italy as an instrument with both ascending and descending bores contained in a single piece of maple or pear wood.

What is description of bassoon?

: a double-reed woodwind instrument having a long U-shaped conical tube connected to the mouthpiece by a thin metal tube and a usual range two octaves lower than that of the oboe.