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- Does the bassoon have an octave key?
- How many octaves does a bassoon have?
- Does bassoon sound an octave lower?
- Is there an alto bassoon?
Does the bassoon have an octave key?
Backwards Whisper Keys:
All modern woodwind instruments utilize one or more "octave keys" or "register keys" to enable the player to play notes higher in the overtone series. With only a single exception all of these keys are Page 2 ODDS AND ENDS ABOUT THE BASSOON 2 closed standing keys.
How many octaves does a bassoon have?
For the bassoon, which has a range that extends over three octaves, a musical score that is usually written on the treble clef would soon extend into horizontal "ledger lines" for high-pitched notes, and become difficult to read, so is instead usually transposed onto the C clef.
Does bassoon sound an octave lower?
Clarinet: treble clef. Clarinet Bb sounds a major 2nd lower than written, clarinet in A sounds a minor 3rd lower and clarinet in Eb sounds a minor 3rd higher. ... Bassoon: bass, tenor and treble clef, not transposing. Contrabassoon sounds an octave lower than written.
Is there an alto bassoon?
Double reed, alto bassoon made of rosewood in four sections (wing, butt, ""bass"" and bell), with nickel-silver mounts, keywork, and crook. Twelve modern-style cup keys mounted in posts with rods. Ebonite rollers on low keys. Nominal pitch: C.
